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After analyzing the short story “Harrison Bergeron” written by Ray Bradbury, one may conclude that the 2081 Charter of Rights and Freedoms was completely manipulated by the government and the Handicapper General, Diana Moon Glamper, to restore equality within society by imposed amendments that contradict the idea of equality in general. Amendment #200 and #201 for instances state that all individuals are equal no matter race, gender or sexuality but in amendment #203 individuals that are more intelligent or beautiful must wear handicaps to make them equal to society but the individuals who are average do not need to wear any handicaps. Take Harrison or George; George is extremely intelligent and strong, he had to wear a government transmitter and birdshot weights just to make himself equal to his wife, Hazel and Harrison had to wear multiple handicaps to make himself equal to the rest of society. Equality is not making small population from society wear handicaps to contain them from their true abilities. Amendments #212 and #213 all relate directly to Harrison Bergeron, he rose in front of society declaring he was an emperor and that the government was completely manipulating the power and ruling as a dictatorship. Harrison then took off his handicaps and the handicaps of a dancer and musicians which resulted in him being killed.