In "Harrison Bergeron," how does George feel about his handicaps?

Vonnegut does
not give us access to much of George's inner landscape. He gives us a few snippets of what
George feels, and for the rest of the story, we have to deduce what George feels.

So, start with what we're told directly. George's handicaps hurt him. We're explicitly
told that "George winced" when his handicap triggers at one point. Later he is
"white and trembling." He suffers for his gifts.

We're also told
that when his handicap triggers, "His thoughts fled in panic€¦" That means the
handicaps cause him stress and anxiety. Through the handicaps, he is punished for thinking above
and beyond the norm.

At one point we're told George tries to think about the
ballet, but can't, so we can conclude he feels frustrated by the handicaps.

Since his handicaps mark him as more gifted than the norm, it is also possible that on
some level George is proud of his handicapsbut that's a conclusion based on reader speculation,
not something Vonnegut says directly.

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