Themes Of Harrison Bergeron

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One of the greatest themes portrayed in the short story “Harrison Bergeron” is that, in society, there are always going to be people better at somethings than others. This story portrays this theme very well by proving no matter how people try to be equal, they will never be. In the story, people wear glasses to all have the same sight, people wear headphones to block out new ideas, and people wear weights to suppress their true strength. Even with all these considered, people are still different based off sex, height, will power, and money. Money was never talked about in the story, but in a society that is truly equal, there has to be a difference in pay, or no job would get done. The only motivation for most people who create new ideas is