"Harrison Bergeron"

Harrison Bergeron was a very fascinating story. Everyone was finally "equal" according to the story, but were they really? Some people like Harrison wore masks, a red clown nose, had tons of metal on their body or birdshot, and/or a chip in their head that buzzed to make them forget, while some people had none of that because they were "average." I don't think that this is equal. Making people endure all of those handicaps while others have none is not equality, yet I still enjoyed the plot of this story. 

I enjoyed how the author gave us descriptions of the handicaps people had while leaving an uncertainty in our minds. He caused us to think and ask questions about Harrison and why society was like this. When Harrison came onto the TV and ripped off his handicaps I was on the edge of my seat asking "What is going to happen?" "Why is he asking for an Empress?" I don't know about you but the climax of the story took me by surprise. Kissing on the roof...very unpredictable. When Diana Moon came and shot Harrison and the ballerina, that was also unpredictable and climactic. I really like the story for its creativity and unpredictability. But, I also liked at the end how the author really showed us how dumb Hazel is by her forgetting that her own son was just shot and killed. That is why I like this story, the unpredictability, the creativeness, and the detail the author gives us but he still leaves room for plenty of questions.