Hannah Kitch "Harrison Bergeron"

Concept

Unfairness

Freedom

Limits

Competition

Potential

Control

Differences

Will power

Talents/Strengths

Ridiculousness

Abilities

Extremes

Equality

Individuality

Freedom is restricted

She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous.

Information is restricted

If you see this boy, said the ballerina, do not- i repeat, do not- try to reason with him.

Independent though is restricted

that's my girl, said george. he winced. there was the sound of a rivetting gun in his head

Theme:

Theme: When the government enforces equality, what should it not involve? What should people be able to do without government monitoring? How far should equality go?

Theme: What freedoms should be protected? What can total equality eliminate? What should the government not control?