After reading the short story titled Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr, it is made clear that being above average is a terrible thing. Any individuals above average were forced by the United States Government and the Handicap Generals of America to wear a handicap, making everyday tasks extremely frustrating. In the story there were insane rules that everybody was forced to live by. For example, since everybody was forced to be equals any visually appealing individuals would be obligated to wear a mask to hide their beauty. Also if any individual’s strength was greater than the average man, they would have to agree to have a form of handicap and/or a possible life sentence in prison. People also had to live by the rule that any persons charged with an offence has the right to be sentenced to life with out being tried. For the characters in the story life would have been very hard. Any individual above average needed a handicap making life extremely difficult. Beautiful people’s masks were to keep others from feeling less than and not beautiful. People that were to smart had a noise making ear piece, disturbing any and all concentration they had. And making them forget things that just happened. People that were to strong were forced to wear heavy metal around their necks, on their arms and legs. They were also stolen from their homes and thrown in jail with no logical reason but the fact that they were above average. Not to mention they did not have the option of a lawyer or a trial. A society that is completely equal can never be possible, people with no handicaps are much more comfortable than the people with handicaps. If we can not all have the same level of comfort and people are struggling just to stay sane, then how can anyone say we are all equal. There is simply nothing that anyone could ever do that would make us all equals.