Compare And Contrast Harrison Bergeron

In the short story, “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut, life is extremely different. Set in the futuristic time period of 2081, Vonnegut gives you a peek at a dystopian world, much different than what life is like now. In the story, everyone must be equal. No one is smarter, prettier, or stronger than anybody else. The new government punishes people who act on their own and gives handicaps to those who have “unfair advantages”. For example, the government put an ear piece in anyone's ear who is smarter than someone else so it can send a quick, loud noise to disrupt any thinking that might have been going on. They put chains and weights on anyone who is stronger than the average person to make them weaker and “equal”. They also use ugly masks