Discussion Answers: Harrison Bergeron

1. I truly believe that the theme of the story was that you can do as you please in this world but with every action comes a price.



2. I think it reveals what the stories point was revolving around. The fact that some people think they are better then everyone else. i say this because as he came on to national TV he told the world that he was their emperor as if he was the best of everyone.



3. The society that they lived in had laws and limitations for all who had special differences. The government believed that if there were nothing but average people in the country that it would become peaceful and ductile.



4. I believe that he is trying to say the government has all the power in our country and they can do as they please to us without our consent. The government goes too far when they began putting contraptions onto those who have special differences, when they start to kill people just for being special.



5. There are many ways that we have conflict and tension among each other through equality and opportunity. Some ways are with work, others are with talents, and most are with popularity, but conflict is only part of being human.