I'm trying to remember the name of a story. It was about a very strict government, that was all about equality - people better than average were dumbed down (with headphones that beep very strongly), stronger people were given chains, prettier people given masks. A man who is basically superrhuman breaks out of jail onto the set of a live dance show, breaks his handicaps, and dances with one of the dancers. It ends when a lady comes in and shoots the both of them. The father was watching at home, doesn't know the boy because his headset goes off and he acts like nothing happened. That's essentially the whole story in a nutshell. Anyone remember?
"Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut.
Good story - the film adaptation wasn't bad either, if I can trust the 15 year-old me that watched the film before reading the story.
You can read "Harrison Bergeron" online here:
http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb...
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