Life is basically just a series of choice that you have to make. Sometimes you make hard decisions, other times you make easy decisions. However, you always have to choose. And if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. In Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., many decisions are made, and a lot of them affect how the story plays out in the end.

One choice referenced to in the start of the story is the choice of several people to add three new amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The 211th, 212th and 213th amendments were added to the document, making everyone equal. Nobody was smarter than anyone else, nobody was better looking, and nobody was stronger or quicker. The Handicapper General placed restraints on everyone, so that they would be exactly equal to whoever seemed to be looked down upon the most. “And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, he had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every 20 seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains.” This was unfair because then nobody was allowed to thrive. This whole dystopian society was caused by a choice that the Handicapper General had made, so everybody had to follow the new laws. This one choice caused many other decisions to be made throughout the rest of the story. …show more content…
After his escape, he decided to visit the television studio. Right after a ballerina had finished telling the viewers to avoid reasoning with the recent jail escape, Harrison broke through the door. He chose to declare himself emperor and break free of his restraints. This didn't seem like it was a tough decision for Harrison, he was probably just tired of being controlled all the time. He declared a ballerina his empress. He helped her remove her handicaps, and then they gracefully