Inequality In Harrison Bergeron

“Harrison Bergeron” “The worst form of inequality is the try to make unequal things equal”(Aristotle). In simpler words, the worst form of inequality is when someone tries to make something equal, that is not meant to be equal. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” the government sought out to make a completely equal society. Consequently, when they do this, they limit the people’s abilities so everyone is completely equal. In this short story, the government succeeds in making an “equal” society by handicapping the people who are strong with weights, handicapping the people who are beautiful with disguises, and handicapping the people who are intelligent by limiting their ability to think.
The United States Handicapper General is a government
These characteristics of a society are two of the most important characteristics of a society. The society in this story made a decision that traded off diversity and individual excellence for full equality. Currently, diversity and excellence run most societies on the Earth and the opposite in the society in “Harrison Bergeron”. For example, in the U.S., today’s society is full of people who often feel good or bad about themselves because of their diversities and individual excellencies or talents. These feelings sometimes create a motive for an action that changes the world around them or themselves. These actions also have reactions and so forth. This shows that feelings set off chain reactions in people’s daily lives. In Harrison Bergeron’s society, people have worn into believing that everyone is 100% equal and that is how it was meant to be. This mentality has shown inefficient by Harrison when he rips the straps of his handicap that are guaranteed to support 5,000 lbs. This short action gives off a resonating meaning that shows the audience that there is still diversity and equality in their society, it shows that great things can be achieved without handicaps, and it shows them that he is breaking the barrier between