Harrison Bergeron

The society these people were living in, under a gorvernment with rediclous laws, was very absract and unorthadox. Everything that made each individual person unique was considered a handicape and the government made special devices to keep everyone "equal". People in this time period or the "future" knew nothing better but to follow the laws of the land until a rebel, in this case, came and called himself an Emperor and showed everybody that was around him their true potential and that the government was just holding them against their god given talents and characteristics as a person. As soon as he did this, the government came in and killed the him and the individuals that followed him. The fact that most people watching television while the events took place probably forgot the whole thing becuase of the handicapes put in their ears to distarct them or keep them equal in society. If our society ever did something of this magnitude in the future, there would definitely be an outrage of rebellion, just like the LA riots!