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While the short film, 2081, has many common similarities with its adapted version of the short story, Harrison Bergeron, they differ from each other to a certain degree. They contrast from each other because the short film includes an unplanned scene where Harrison hid a bomb that activated the signal to reach all televisions when triggered, while the short story did not have this very important aspect at all. This is very critical because the bomb represents the most crucial act that humans use everyday: dependence.
The story, Harrison Bergeron, missed what was really essential on what might have been impactful on the readers, the bomb shown in 2081. This bomb can be represent many things, but most importantly, the secret belief of it helping the lost people. In the real world, a bomb is used to help the defense side to protect its people from the offense and used to (hopefully) end an ongoing feud. In this film, Harrison was seen as the bomb. Harrison was holding the weight of many lives that depended on him to save them and their closely, monitored lives. He wanted to end the never-ending fight between the people who had limited, restrained knowledge against the tyrannical government. But sadly, bombs have many negative side effects such as creating more scantly work after it is used.
After its been used and didnt affect opponent at all, it will only stricken the defenses laws even more so the same mistake wouldnt happen again. In the story and film, after the Handicap General killed Harrison Bergeron (4), upon on how the General acted in the last few seconds of the film, they could have enforced upon more harsh commands upon the clueless people so that they wouldnt go up against the government like Harrison did. Therefore, this proves the importance and the effect of the bomb and what would happen if it were to be in the short story of Harrison Bergeron. It would change the views of the reader on Harrison instead of the violent and dangerous perspective of him that the story gives off.
The story, Harrison Bergeron, missed what was really essential on what might have been impactful on the readers, the bomb shown in 2081. This bomb can be represent many things, but most importantly, the secret belief of it helping the lost people. In the real world, a bomb is used to help the defense side to protect its people from the offense and used to (hopefully) end an ongoing feud. In this film, Harrison was seen as the bomb. Harrison was holding the weight of many lives that depended on him to save them and their closely, monitored lives. He wanted to end the never-ending fight between the people who had limited, restrained knowledge against the tyrannical government. But sadly, bombs have many negative side effects such as creating more scantly work after it is used.
After its been used and didnt affect opponent at all, it will only stricken the defenses laws even more so the same mistake wouldnt happen again. In the story and film, after the Handicap General killed Harrison Bergeron (4), upon on how the General acted in the last few seconds of the film, they could have enforced upon more harsh commands upon the clueless people so that they wouldnt go up against the government like Harrison did. Therefore, this proves the importance and the effect of the bomb and what would happen if it were to be in the short story of Harrison Bergeron. It would change the views of the reader on Harrison instead of the violent and dangerous perspective of him that the story gives off.