Examples Of Forced Equality By Harrison Bergeron

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What is Equality? Should people should be equal? Harrison Bergeron is an attempt at that. Forced equality is an impossible thing that will never happen. People drive for competition to be better than one another. Being equal would not be a good idea and would cause many problems. In the story it clearly shows that there are many problems that can happen and did happen.The movie and the story show different portrayals of equality but drive the same message. No One would benefit from forced equality. In the story the big scene that causes all the problems is when Harrison takes off his restraints. On page 867 it says ¨Even as I stand here he bellowed, crippled,hobbled,sickened-I am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become