Harrison Bergeron

Harrison Bergeron seemed to be an average dystopian story but by the end, I was questioning what I read and who would consider this art. Though the whole premise frustrated me. I could deal with it though, because all dystopian pieces of writing seem to have the effect of, "Whose idea was this and why did they think it would work?" Harrison Bergeron really made me wonder that though, because how on earth would weighing strong people down make them weaker? Does the government know that that is exactly how you build muscle? Also, why would the government want everyone to be idiots?

I guess what I'm saying is that all of the attempted equality makes the people even less equal. By trying to slow smart people down it probably makes them think harder about how to get around their handicaps. By weighing down strong people, they're building muscle. By covering pretty people's faces with masks that vary based on their level of beauty, the government is only showing to others how much prettier those with masks are than those without. By making sure that announcers and people on television and radio have speech impediments, they're only making those people feel worse about themselves. Overall, the government is not making people equal, it's just making the community as strong as it's weakest link.