Kurt Vonnegut's Short Stories

Harrison Bergeron

How does the society affect the thoughts and reactions of the people? How does it influence their job performance?

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In Harrison Bergeron, society controls the thoughts and actions of people. They "handicap" people, like George and Hazel, to think at a very elementary level. This greatly impedes people having different ideas that might challenge the government.

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