Tuesday, 14 November 2017

Do we have any idea of what sort of ruler Harrison might have been in Harrison Bergeron (6€“7)?

Whenenters the television studio, the first
thing he does is to proclaim himself Emperor. The second is to demand obedience from everyone.
The third is to declare himself the greatest ruler who ever lived. From these words and from his
subsequent actions, it is fairly clear that Harrison would be a tyrant.

Years
of abuse at the hands of the Handicapper-General could scarcely fail to leave their effect on
Harrison. He would obviously remove all the handicaps from his people and reward excellence in
every endeavor, as he promises to reward the musicians by making them barons, dukes, and earls.
The British feudal titles, however, are an indication of just how far Harrison would go in the
opposite direction from the society in which he grew up. He would hate the very idea of equality
and leave anyone with lesser abilities to perish in the brutally Darwinian society he would
undoubtedly create.

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