Harrison Bergeron

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“Harrison Bergeron”
AuthorKurt Vonnegut
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre(s)Dystopia, Science fiction, political fiction
Published inThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Media typePrint (magazine)
Publication date1961

Harrison Bergeron” is a 1961 short story by Kurt Vonnegut.

Plot

The story setting begin in the year of 2081. Nobody is able to be smarter than anybody else. So people with mental disabilities wear handicaps and people who are better looking than others have to wear a face mask. Harrison being taken away by the government caused him to escape and invade the television studio in an attempt to over throw the government. He then take off his handicaps along with a ballerina's handicap and call himself the emporer and her the empress.After they dance, Diana Moon Glampers, the handicap general walks in and kills them.

Characters

George Bergeron

is the father of Harrison Bergeron.

Harrison Bergeron

is the son of George and Hazel Bergeron, he was taken away by the government at age 14.

Hazel Bergeron

is the mother of Harrison Bergeron.

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