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Do you remember?

Since the news of Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin being stripped of her title hit the air and web waves, I've been thinking of a story -

We read it in high school. I think it was a short story. And it was about a society where everyone was required to be equally abled. But this was achieved by things like wearing glasses to make your eyesight bad (if it was perfect), or wearing a block under your foot to make your height unlevel (if you were a good runner), or having your head zapped with electrical pulses (if you were smart). I don't know if these examples I offer were the exact "solutions," but you get the idea of the mindset.

However, I can't remember the name of the story. My younger brothers, who went to same high school, say the story sounds familiar but also can't remember the name. Anyone remember this?

Update: Julia rocks! Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut
Julia, after posting this, I thought that you would be the most likely to answer the plea. Even without the detail that I thought the title to be someone's name. Thank you for allowing me to use my brain for other purposes now - it's been weighing on me for days.
If anyone's interested, Page High School in Franklin, Tennessee has great reading lists. Even if they're not reading Harrison Bergeron. I've decided to use them to guide my reading choices for a while.

Posted by Shokufeh at April 11, 2005 03:43 PM