The Similarities Between Harrison Bergeron And 2081

One of the similarities in “Harrison Bergeron” and 2081 is that the ballet was broadcasting live. On page 1 of “Harrison Bergeron” it states “On the television screen there were ballerinas.” In the short film 2081, Hazel and George are watching the ballerinas on TV. This story element is important since everyone would be watching Harrison including his parents. This impacted the plot as Harrison would not have done what he did if it would not bring attention to the public. The filmmaker and author both made the decision to have the ballet broadcasting because without it being broadcasted Harrison’s message would not be heard so there would be no point in him speaking.
The main difference between the story and the short film is the bomb threat

in 2081. This change in the short film altered the view of the characters and society by forcing the H-G men wait while Harrison made his speech. It also frightened the audience and let Harrison speak. On page 3 of “Harrison Bergeron”, instead of scaring the crowd with a bomb, he terrified the crowd with his masculinity by saying “I am the emperor! Everybody must do as I say at once!” In the short film Harrison announces that he has a bomb and he’ll use it if they don’t stay still and listen.
The short film was a better version of the story telling because of Harrison’s bomb threat. It impacted the plot development because it gave Harrison more time to speak upon how the system of how they were living was corrupt and how he wanted change. In the short story it depicts Harrison as a threat all on his own because he states “’I am the emperor!’ cried Harrison “Do you hear? I am the emperor! Everybody must do as I say at once!’”. This shows he wants to lead and control the public. However, in the short film Harrison is only depicted as evil because of his bomb threatening, however, in reality he is trying to press a significant change in civilization. The director did this because if they made Harrison as malevolent and deranged in the story, the viewers would react negatively to the film.