George and Hazel Bergeron are Harrison Bergeron's parents in Kurt Vonnegut's short story "Harrison Bergeron." They live in a dystopian society that enforces strict equality through physical and mental handicaps. George is burdened with a mental handicap to prevent him from using his intelligence, while Hazel has a less demanding role due to her average intelligence. Their relationship highlights the themes of conformity and the consequences of enforced equality in the narrative.
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