In the short story "Harrison Bergeron", Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. reveals to us that a society created to equalize humanity does not always turn out to be the best for the people. Vonnegut effectively uses irony, symbolism, and point of view to express his theme that even though the people resemble equality, they are not free.

Although the society portrays the people as equals, the people are stripped of their natural abilities and held prisoner to the government. Weighing a certain number of pounds enables the government to force you to wear uncomfortable lead balls around your neck. Which actuall

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