The story is about this imaginary future where everyone is equal. The handicap general who is some sort of dictator, forces citizens to use handicaps to make sure that no one is above anybody. Harrison, a citizen whose intelligence is above normal, represents a great danger to the balance of the society, based on the current laws and was jailed. He breaks out of jail, bursts into a studio and declares that he is now the emperor and chooses a ballerina as his empress. As they dance the handicap general shoots and kill them. Hazel ( harrison's mother ), even though she is crying over it cannot even remember why because, she, just like every other citizen is being brainwashed. This story sort of warns the reader against what could happen to our generation if we allow the government to have too much control on us. A major theme is equality, mind control, dictation. The main characters are Harrison, Hazel, George, the Handicap general.
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