It takes place in a dystopian authoritarian future, where everyone is supposed to physically and mentally equal. Everyone wears weights around their neck to "share burden" or something. The story revolves around a couple who's son removed his weights and joined rebeles, and I can't remember much else.
Keep in mind, it's a short story, or atleast I think it is, I read it on a handout at my old public school years ago
The story [B]isn't[/B]
Ayn Rand's Anthem
Brave New World
1984
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FOUND!
for the curious:
[QUOTE=Nitrowing;25259446][B][I]Harrison Bergeron[/I][/B] if I recall correctly. BAM!, shotgun out of nowhere.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron[/url][/QUOTE]
fuck, just read this in clas
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He gets shot
haha I remember that from like 8th grade.
oh man it was pretty good too.
if you thought about something and were too smart you would hear a loud buzzing in your noise
[QUOTE=Mrs Affinity;25259086]haha I remember that from like 8th grade.
oh man it was pretty good too.
if you thought about something and were too smart you would hear a loud buzzing in your noise[/QUOTE]
Yes, I read it in grade 8 too. The buzzing thing feels familiar. I need to know the name of the story even more
[B][I]Harrison Bergeron[/I][/B] if I recall correctly. BAM!, shotgun out of nowhere.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Bergeron[/url]
[quote=nitrowing;25259446][b][i]harrison bergeron[/i][/b] if i recall correctly. Bam!, shotgun out of nowhere.
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/harrison_bergeron[/url][/quote]
oh my god thank you
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