Conformity In Harrison Bergeron

The story “Harrison Bergeron” also shows how conformity can be used as a weapon to manipulate what people can and can’t do. In the story the government claims that everyone is now finally equal by putting handicaps on people who may be smarter, stronger, or anything that makes you stand from the crowd. People can't have there own thoughts because if you are smarter than average the government will put a handicap device on you making you only be able to think for short bursts. A boy named Harrison Bergeron escapes from jail and gets on TV and exposes the government, but the people can't understand or even remember because the government can control their minds. “George and Hazel were watching television. There were tears on Hazel’s cheeks,