Summary Of Harrison Bergeron
The story “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut uses character interactions such as George and Hazel's interactions and the TV announcers to support the idea that individuality is necessary for society to run properly.. The story is based on a world where if someone is better than someone at something, they receive handicaps that worsen their ability at said skill. In the story Hazel talks to George about how George should remove his handicaps while he’s at home but he points out how if he did that then other people would follow and the world would return to how they were when people were “competing against everyone else”. His words emphasize how, due to the author's sarcastic tone, competing can be beneficial at times and taking conformity