Adrian"Harrison Bergeron" prewriting

concepts

limits

unfairness

potential

freedom

differences

competition

talents/strengths

control

abilities

will power

extremes

ridiculousness

equality

freedom is restricted (2)

information is restricted (3)

individuality and dissent are bad (1)

Diana Moon Glampers loaded the gun again. She aimed it at the musicians and told them they had ten seconds to get their handicaps back on.


It was then that the Bergerons' television tube burned out.

"Reckon it'd fall all apart," said Hazel.


"What would?" said George blankly.


"Society," said Hazel uncertainly. "Wasn't that what you just said?


"Who knows?" said George.

Scrap metal was hung all over him. Ordinarily, there was a certain symmetry, a military neatness to the handicaps issued to strong people, but Harrison looked like a walking junkyard. In the race of life, Harrison carried three hundred pounds.

individuality

you should not think should the bad parts only what the good part is in it.

information should be shared and not kept to themselves.

people should be free to do whatever they want if they have the right permition to do it.