Similarities Between Harrison Bergeron And 2081

“Harrison Bergeron” and 2081 Comparison
The important similarity in 2081 and “Harrison Bergeron” is the fact that Harrison’s actions were broadcast on national television. This greatly impacts the story and movie because of this small detail. You can tell Harrison is very serious about telling everyone the message he trying to convey. If it weren’t broadcasted nationally his actions would have no meaning because only a small amount of people would have heard his speech. A quote proving this is, “Cries of consternation came from the television set”… “I am Emperor! Cried Harrison” (Pg3). This shows that he went non stage so that many people watching television could see him and hear what Harrison head to say. That is why it’s very important

that the filmmaker kept that in the movie.

An important change in the movie is that Harrison had a bomb detonator. This was important to the movie because you can tell Harrison knew no one would pay attention to him if he didn’t pose a threat, but in the end you see that the “detonator” wasn’t a detonator at all, it was a signal jammer used so that they had no access to cut him off the broadcast. A quote from the move providing this is, “there is a bomb under this building and I have a detonator in my hands! “Shrieks! ” This provides the point he doesn’t want to hurt anyone he wants to but that he just wants their attention but the government has made him out to be a threat when in reality he is a hero. This is why we thought that was such an important change.

The short story was superior and here’s why: The reason the short story was superior was because it was in text, it was able to tell when there was a mood change. For example how it goes from being happy, because everyone is equal to sad because talented people are handicapped a quote proving this is, “and everybody was finally equal…. She must have been extraordinarily beautiful, because the mask she wore was hideous… required by law” (Pg2 and Pg1). You can see here that this proves the point exactly; it’s the start of greatness because everyone is equal but it is not as great as it seems but they might be equal by the loss of freedom, and you simply can’t do that on film. This is why the short story is superior over the film.