Harrison Burgeron comparison

          There were many similarities and differences between the video version and short story version of "Harrison Burgeron". One similarity between the short story and the video was the ballerina. The ballerina rebels with Harrison in both versions, and is also murdered with him. Also, in the beginning of the video, the narrator reads off the first paragraph of the short story.
       The major difference between the short story and the video was the whole business with the bomb. In the video, Harrison says that he has created a "bomb" and has a supposed "detonator" that he will use if everyone does not cooperate. This bomb is fake, and is used to distract the HG men and give Harrison a little more time. Harrison presses the detonator, and this device makes the video broadcast come back on the TV, letting the whole country see him get shot on stage. He does this so he can show everyone that there is hope for their country, and to shos them what it would be like to be free, if only for a couple minutes.