A Communist government owns all the property and is in control. This can lead to corrupt leadership and can even lead to dictatorships. In the passage, the government has all the control and is corrupt. To control the thinking of the citizens, the government requires people who have an intelligence above average to each wear “a little mental handicap radio.” In the text George says “‘Two years in prison and two thousand dollars fine for every ball I took out,’” referencing the weights he had to wear to minimize his strength. Otherwise, everyone would not have equal strength. This shows how controlling the government is and how total equality isn’t perfect. The people in the story have no choice and are forced to do what the government wants them to do. Vonnegut, Jr. knows that people don’t want to live in a world like the one Harrison Bergeron lives in, so he made this story to convince people that communism wouldn’t be beneficial to society. By creating a story about a dystopian world and comparing to communism, it show the reader why communism isn’t a good solution and total equality isn’t an idea that would positively impact