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Compare And Contrast George And Harrison Bergeron
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Imagine humans lived in a world where people had to wear a radio in their ear that made a static noise every time they thought of anything intelligent. “Harrison Bergeron” is a dystopian piece of literature where being equal is valued to the max. Imagine the government made big changes to people’s mental and physical state to get them to an average level. George and Harrison both have mental and physical handicaps. George and Harrison can be placed in both physical and mental categories.
George has some mental handicaps. George has a radio in his ear that sends out a sharp noise to keep him from taking advantage of his brain. “And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap
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