How To Make It Equal To Harrison Bergeron Essay
It’s 2081 in the United States and the Handicapper General is forcing people to wear handicaps that make them equal...but are they really equal? People in 2081 were given handicaps to make them equal. Except some people could do something, when others couldn’t, even with their handicaps. The people in the short story “Harrison Bergeron”, are NOT equal.
People weren’t equal because they didn’t have the same disabilities. For example, in the story the reporter had a speech impediment, but everyone else didn’t. Another example is on page 5, where Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, seems to be able to do whatever she wants without handicaps. This isn’t fair OR equal because when someone can do something that another person can’t, they aren’t on the same level. Furthermore, it isn’t fair that General Glampers thinks everyone should be equal when she has more power than anyone else. It just isn’t possible to have …show more content…
If you were born a winner, then you’re a winner. If you were born a loser, then you’re a loser. Everyone is born with a certain amount of intelligence and a unique personality. We aren’t able to change this. Handicaps were used to demote everyone to the same level, but if we can’t change then the handicaps are useless and no one needs them. Some may say that people are equal because with their handicaps they are demoted to the same level. The text stated that people are equal because their handicaps disabled them to doing certain things. This allowed everyone to has the same amount of strengths and disabilities and no one was greater than anyone else. I disagree with this. I disagree because even with their handicaps not everyone is on the same level. This is because by how heavy your handicaps, a simple observation is all anyone needs to know how smart, strong, athletic, or skilled you are. The purpose of the handicaps are to disable you and put on the same level with everyone else.
People weren’t equal because they didn’t have the same disabilities. For example, in the story the reporter had a speech impediment, but everyone else didn’t. Another example is on page 5, where Diana Moon Glampers, the Handicapper General, seems to be able to do whatever she wants without handicaps. This isn’t fair OR equal because when someone can do something that another person can’t, they aren’t on the same level. Furthermore, it isn’t fair that General Glampers thinks everyone should be equal when she has more power than anyone else. It just isn’t possible to have …show more content…
If you were born a winner, then you’re a winner. If you were born a loser, then you’re a loser. Everyone is born with a certain amount of intelligence and a unique personality. We aren’t able to change this. Handicaps were used to demote everyone to the same level, but if we can’t change then the handicaps are useless and no one needs them. Some may say that people are equal because with their handicaps they are demoted to the same level. The text stated that people are equal because their handicaps disabled them to doing certain things. This allowed everyone to has the same amount of strengths and disabilities and no one was greater than anyone else. I disagree with this. I disagree because even with their handicaps not everyone is on the same level. This is because by how heavy your handicaps, a simple observation is all anyone needs to know how smart, strong, athletic, or skilled you are. The purpose of the handicaps are to disable you and put on the same level with everyone else.