Harrison Bergeron rebels the story of Kurt Vonnegut of the same name and abandoned the mediocrity of the generals literally and metaphorically bound and abandoned. Require an equal society and lower everyone to the lowest common standard
Literally, Harrison is bigger than the rest of society. He is bigger ("He is just 7 feet tall."). In addition, Harrison is more handsome than any other community and needs to "wear a red rubber ball like a nose, shave eyebrows and use random black". The hat covers his white teeth. "And eventually, he is smart," I am wearing huge headphones, not mental disorders of the small ear radio. "
But these obstacles have little impact on what Harrison wants to show his wish. Like his father, Harrison did not wear his own obstacle, but took off his obstacles like "celery" and jumped high enough to make him kiss the ceiling
Harrison expresses the desire to abandon the social constraints of society that rewards integration, which is a decrease of self through its definition.
In the short story, the agents of Handicapper General and Diana Moon Glampers called Harrison Bergeron as criminals and traitors. Furthermore, without talent, foolish individuals not only have a negative view of Harrison Bergeron but also think he is a criminal and a rebel. In general, the recognition of Harrison Bergeron depends on whether they will support his efforts to inherit the government. When asking this character to the character of "Harrison Bergeron", I get quite different answers. Harrison regards herself as a hero and a revolutionary. After taking over the television studio, he declared himself an emperor and revealed that his intention is to overthrow the strict legislation on the government and its equality. For Harrison, the multiple obstacles the government brought him to make his intellect, strength, and natural handsome boring, and his behavior is reasonable.
It is easy to see that Harrison Bergeron has done powerful political and social criticism. But what exactly does Vonnegut criticize? The general view of Vonnegut in the irony of Harrison Bergeron shows that this irony is for the Soviet Union. This view comes from historical background (Harrison Bergeron was published during the Cold War era, when anti-communist propaganda was in America). In the 1960s, the United States came into contact with Russia during the Cold War and recently struggled in the McCarthy era when Communists were accused by art, literature, and political community and on the black list. The future American Harrison Belerger society supports the idea that wealth and power should be distributed equally and class hierarchy should not exist, according to the principle of communism.