Kurt Vonnegut uses symbolism in his short story, "Harrison Bergeron," to convey the difficulty people have in expressing their individual self and standing up against "un-equality." Through examples such as the handicaps, the fight and the struggle for individual equality; the couple, the importance of emotional equality; and Harrison Bergeron himself, the choices in life that can not be "handicapped". Vonnegut's symbolism describes the hardship we endure to be an individual, including accepting ourselves and realizing that others may not. In "Harrison Bergeron" we learn that there is always a price to pay when breaking lose from our "handicaps", such as death and our parents not knowing, and is that price worth our individuality.
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