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read the excerpt from harrison bergeron. \i am the emperor!\ cried harrison. \do you hear? i am the emperor! everybody must do what i say at once!\ he stamped his foot and the studio shook. \even as i stand here—\ he bellowed, \crippled, hobbled, sickened—i am a greater ruler than any man who ever lived! now watch me become what i can become!\ harrison tore the straps of his handicap harness like wet tissue paper, tore straps guaranteed to support five thousand pounds. harrisons scrap - iron handicaps crashed to the floor. what do harrisons words and actions reveal about his character? he wants to rebel against the law and show off his true self. he wants to force everyone to appreciate music and dancing. he wants to make the people watching television fear for their lives.
Harrison declares himself emperor and tears off his handicap straps, which are symbols of the oppressive laws in the story's society. This shows his desire to break free from the imposed limitations and reveal his true self.
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He wants to rebel against the law and show off his true self.