Harrison Bergeron By Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

In the story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., the author implies that the type of equality shown in the story is faulty. First, he introduces the readers to a setting where “everybody was finally equal” (304), but “some things about living still weren’t quite right” (304). This raises the question: Can equality become something bad? Secondly, he uses a disheartening tone when describing ballerinas who “were burdened with sash-weights” (305). He could have used the word “wearing”, instead he chose a different word to express how negatively he felt about the tactics the government was using to bring equality. At the end of the story, Harrison takes off his handicaps and “revealed a man that would have awed Thor, the god of thunder”