Harrison As A 'Hero In Harrison Bergeron'

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''They reeled, whirled, swiveled, flounced, capered, gamboled, and spun.'' Now that your attention is on this paper and you have some words to look up, lets get into this paper. In the short story ''Harrison Bergeron'', Harrison showed hero traits and showed them in major ways. If you read deep into the story, you can see Harrison is a sweet hero not a dangerous criminal. Harrison is a hero to society and in this story. Harrison was killed because he was seen as a threat, but we all know that he was killed because they knew he would change the handicap system. So, now lets throw in some evidence to support the thesis, straight from the short story ''Harrison Bergeron''. Harrison states ''Even as I stand here,' he bellowed,' crippled, hobbled, sickened-...’’ how can a guy so beaten and abused hurt even a fly, let alone hurt a person. Poor Harrison had so many handicaps it's hard to believe he could walk. Harrison did a heroic act of freedom stated as ''Harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper...’’This was a true reference to braking the chains and becoming free, to bad freedom cost his life. Harrison was a hero and…show more content…
Harrison can also be considered dangerous in other people’s eyes [not mine], or even a threat if you really think about it [I mean really hard]. When Harrison was on the stage he showed violent behavior at some points ''But Harrison snatched two musicians from their chairs, waved them like batons as he sang the music as he wanted it played.’’ but to get peoples attention you need a little violent actions. Also, he showed freedom, grace, and elegant in he's moments, ‘‘And then, in an explosion of joy and grace into the air they sprang! Not only were the laws of the land abandoned, but the law of gravity and the laws of motion as well'', so much power is put into his movements. This just shows he's more lovably the
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