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How is Harrison in Harrison Bergeron different from John in By the Waters of Babylon?
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Harrison is a physically powerful young man that breaks out of society's grasp, but is then killed by the Handicpper General. John is a spiritually powerful young man who breaks away from society quietly, and when he returns, reveals the truth to his father, who teaches him the true way of the priests.
Harrison is mentally similar to his father, while John has a personal relatioship with his father.
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