In “Harrison Bergeron,” the readers might feel sorry for George and Hazel . Both George and Hazel are handicapped . They lived in 2081, where everyone was “ equal to each other .” In order for everyone to be equal, they had to be handicapped . In order for them to be handicapped, the people had to wear weights around their necks. The more weights or mask, the stronger, prettier, or smarter they were. In the world 2081 they had to wear weights around their necks . George had to wear forty-seven pounds of birdshot in a canvas bag, around his neck . He had a radio transmitter in his head that made siren sounds . It was part of what made him a handicap . “You been so tired lately–kind of wore out,’ said Hazel. The radio in his head makes noises, and it makes him not be able to think and impairs his thoughts . George’s wife Hazel was normal for their time of 2081. If Hazel come to 2017. We live in, she would be considered one of the “not so smart people.” George was smart compared to Hazel . The reason Hazel was so …show more content…
He was the only person who carried the heavier handicaps . The governor made him wear scrap metal all over his body. Harrison also had to wear a red rubber nose and cover his white teeth with black caps. “Harrison Bergeron, age fourteen,” she said in a grackle squawk, has just escaped from jail, where he was held on suspicion of plotting against the government.” Said the ballerina. He escaped the prison one day, and it was all over the news. His parents saw him on tv, but neither one realized it was him . He was going against the government and wanting everyone to not be equal. He dropped all of his handicap stuff and asked for other people to do the same. Only one girl did it with him, and they danced away until they were shot dead