Topic > Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut: Equality, fairness,...

It is sad to reveal a huge hypocrisy behind this utopia. The Handicapper General is like no one in history. ……………First, she didn't have any handicaps but she wasn't a female Quasimodo either. He is fast and has some dexterity in handling firearms. He shot Harrison and the dancer as they danced and flew with just two shots. This shows that he has a talent and that he should wear a few “pounds of pellets in a canvas bag” around his arms to limit his ability to shoot people. ……………Secondly, it makes other people jealous of his position, maybe not on purpose but it has happened. Remember when Hazel, Harrison's mother, said that she “thinks she can make a good Handicapper