नोथिंग न्यू

Black and white, everyone is the same and you can’t even talk to people because they cannot hold a conversation. In this world there is not even a point for conversation because everyone is thinking the same thing. In the short story “Harrison Bergeron”, we learn that if we are all equal that there would be no competition and no new ideas.

There would be no need to talk to anyone else because if everyone is the same everyone is thinking the same thing, or they are not thinking at all. “Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts”. What it is saying here is if you have normal intelligence because everyone is the same no one will think that anyone else is dumb or stupid; or even know anyone is dumb or stupid.

Harrison is a big man and everyone is scared of him. Why? Everyone is the same right? Maybe on the inside but not on the outside. How are they scared of him if nobody thinks, is it because he can hurt people, which would mean changing the law? The one thing that the main purpose of everyone thinking the same was that there was no change and no fight for power, but Harrison is wiser than them and the government knows that which is why he is feared. He can change the government and the number one thing that they don’t like is change. In our school there is a student council president; of course she is afraid that we will get bored of her ideas and she will be acquitted. This same thing goes for the government if he does something that opens the eyes of the people then they will also rebel causing chaos.

The point of the story is that this is how things could be in the world so you can’t whine about it now because it could be a lot worse. And that someone will always shine out in the crowd; and when someone does stand out you can’t discriminate them you must respect them.