Equality Through Inequality
... free thoughts and assists the Handicapper General in controlling the people it imposes self-styled identicalness upon. Even with each person alike, everything would still is not fair. Many disturbances in everyday life, such as the mental handicap radio can take away from the ability to concentrate proficiently on what one is thinking about, wants, or needs to do: “He began to think glimmeringly about his abnormal son who was now in jail, about Harrison, but a twenty-one-gun salute in his head stopped that.”(193). Using mental handicap radios to keep people of higher intellect from”…taking unfair advantage of their brains.” (192) not only hinders the ability to think, it also gives the Handicapper General a greater degree of mind control. With greater mind control, the Handicapper General is able to take Harrison and dress people in ridiculous equaling handicaps giving them more power in their self-made utopia. Thoughts of any nature can assist in holding someone back from achieving goals. A person’s mood helps determine their temperament and outlook on life itself. Although acting as if the weights do not bother him Georges true thoughts show through. Sash weights, bags of birdshot, and masks help the Handicapper General in holding back George and Hazels’ ambitions: “I don’t mind it,” he said. “I don’t notice it anymore. It’s just part of me.” (193). In not minding the weights he does notice them as part of himself. If George were to take the weights off, he would actually be himself as he states. Thinking of a two thousand dollar fine and two years imprisonment for each ball that he takes out of the bag padlocked to his neck causes him to be fearful of his freedom being taken away. No parent would let someone take his or her child because he or she is too smart, good-look...