Harrison Bergeron

1. Think about what your "talent" is that you thought of. How would someone handicap or stop your talent?

2 Who is the narrator of this story?

3. How would this story be told differently if Harrison was the narrator?

4. How would this story be told differently if Diana Moon Glampers was the narrator?

5. What are the drawbacks of a perfectly fair society like the one in the story?

6. America has historically been very capitalist and free market, unlike the government in the story. We have a less socialized government than many countries and tend to let people succeed or fail based on their talent (to an extent)
However, like we discussed before, the Declaration of Independence says that all people are created equal How do we balance this?

7. Based on the ending of the story, how do you think the author feels about this kind of society?