Examples Of Equality In Harrison Bergeron
When you picture equality, do you see people carrying around heavy bags of birdshot on their necks with the reasoning that they are “stronger than the average person”? No, I didn’t think so. The point I’m trying to get at, is in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” the matter of equality is taken far out of proportion. Total equality is absolutely impossible. It doesn’t matter how many restrictions you put on people, there will always be people who are superior to others. For example, in paragraph 40 the author explains how the more beautiful a ballerina was, the more hideous the mask she wore was. I don’t understand how this seems to be fair. Individuals cannot control their appearance, for that is simply the way they were born. The only