President Lincoln once wrote that “our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived of liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.” That same idea of equality is also present in the story “Harris Bergeron”; however the ideas of equality are enforced in the most extreme ways. The citizens of America in the year 2081 are equal in every sense of the word, even if equality does not equate to fairness. George and Hazel Bergeron, Harrison Bergeron, and the ballerina accurately convey the idea that equality dos not equate to fairness. George and Hazel Bergeron help convey the idea that equality does not equate to fairness because George cannot show his true intelligence and Hazel does not have to wear a “handicap” because she is of average intelligence. On page 34 of “Harrison Bergeron” the author states that “every 20 seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains.” This demonstrates that George is unable to show his intelligence because the government enforces…show more content… In the text the author states that “He is a genius and an athlete, is under-handicapped, and should be regarded as extremely dangerous.” This sums up, neatly and efficiently the qualities that make up Harrison seem such a threat to the government. Also in the text it states, “ And to offset his good looks, the H-G men required that he wear at all times a red rubber ball for a nose, keep his eyebrows shaved off, and cover his even white teeth with black caps at snaggle-tooth random." This right her shows you that this is the face of greatness in this backwards society, where Harrison is forced to look monstrous, as though her deserves