Everyone knows one person who is taller, stronger, smarter and better looking than everyone else. Harrison Bergeron was one of those people. Instead of congratulating him on growing to seven feet, the government forced him to be handicapped by carrying around 300 pounds of lead wherever he went, along with a puffy red nose and blurry glasses. He was now ugly, weak, and had a blurred sight. Eventually he fought against this and was taken straight from his home to prison. Just like how Guy Montag in Fahrenheit 451 wasn't supposed to be affected when his friend Clarisse disappeared, Harrison's parents lost memory of his existence.
Harrison broadcasted his escape from prison on live television, trying to encourage the citizens of the US to break free of the governments amendments. He tore off his nose and glasses , revealing his beauty; he ripped off his chains, displaying his strength. He danced freely until an official walked in with a double barreled ten gauge shotgun. His fifteen minutes of fame were up and every citizen watching was taught a lesson that day. They learned how wrong it was to be better than everyone else, the peoples need for equality killed Harrison Bergeron.
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