Harrison Bergeron Appearances Quotes

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Quote #10

[Harrison and the ballerina] leaped like deer on the moon. (74)

This is one of the only similes in the entire story. Vonnegut breaks from his basic writing style for a moment to show the lyrical beauty in this moment of liberation. To the Handicapper General, this is a Very Bad Thing. (We can tell because she shoots them both on the spot.) Wonder what she'd do to Vonnegut?