"Harrison Bergernon" Hero or Danger? "I am the Emperor! Do you hear? I am the Emperor! Everybody must do what i say at once! even as i stand here,crippled,hobbled,sickend- i am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! Now watch me become what i can become." Does this sound like something a hero would say? in the story "Harrison Bergernon" the year is 2081 and many things have changed. The goverment controls 'intelligent' people by objects called handicaps. A 14 year old boy named Harrison Bergernon has multiple handicaps and has escaped from jail. he goes to a ballet which is broadcasting live. He stops the show to get his point across that he should be free. Many people believe Harrison Bergernon is a hero but in reality he is a threat and is dangerous. …show more content…
Overthrowing the goverment isn't a heroic act. By overthrowing the goverment it could mess up the society they live in. When Harrison told the muscians to play he acted very rudely, "But Harrison snatched two muscians from their chairs. aved them around like batons as he sang the music he wanted it played. He slammed them back into thier chairs" (4). Lastly, wehn HArrison walked into the studio many people felt threatned , "Ballerinas, technicians, muscians and announcers cowered on their knees before him,expecting to die" (3). If he was a hero people wouldn't be expecting to die they would be happy. Harison is a danger to society not a