If you were to ask this question to the characters of “Harrison Bergeron,” you would receive very different answers. Harrison would see himself as a hero and revolutionary. Upon taking over the television studio, he proclaims himself emperor and makes it clear that his intention is to overthrow both the government and its draconian laws regarding equality. To Harrison, his actions are justified by the multiple handicaps the government has put on him to dull his intelligence, strength, and natural handsomeness.
To someone like Handicapper General Diana Moon Glampers, on the other hand, Harrison is a criminal and a rebel. To her, Harrison stands against the established order that she represents. Killing Harrison is not only a punishment for his treason, but a public suppression of dissent that sends a clear signal to any would-be Harrisons watching the events unfold on television.
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