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Compare And Contrast Harrison Bergeron

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“Harrison Bergeron” Compare and contrast It was the year 2081,and everyone was finally equal. In the short story and film “Harrison Bergeron”, they focus on how everyone was “equal” .Though the movie and short story weren’t exactly the same they were similar in some parts. In the short story, the way Harrison spoke was different from in the film.In the short story and film there are some differences with plot,theme, and dialogue. In the film, the plot was, the 14 year old Harrison Bergeron escaped from prison. Shortly after he escaped he went to the theater where the ballerinas were performing and tried to blow it up ,but didn’t get the chance to before the police disarmed the bomb.In the short story the plot was still similar to the film

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