Equality In Ayn Rand's Anthem And Harrison Bergeron

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Throughout history, we have fought for equality. Equality is so important to us as humans, because it helps us grow as people, it reduces unfairness, and addresses the state in which people are treated. In Ayn Rand’s Anthem and the short story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, everybody is kept equal to one another. Although keeping everybody equal to each other seems good in theory, these texts show that keeping everybody equal to each other can have detrimental effects on people’s intellect and emotions. Inside the environments of Anthem by Ayn Rand and Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut, people are kept equally as smart as each other. The main character of Anthem, Equality, realizes that he is different from the others, “For we are not
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