classic contemporary story question!!?

Question

Was wondering if anyone knew who the author was and title of a story that goes like this:

set in the future, the government reads everyones mind and everyone is made equal in looks, strength, etc by use of masks/weights. A man tries to think throughout the story but is stopped by a sounds in his head implimented by the government. He sees his son on television trying to be free but ends up getting shot.

I would really appreciate this!

Answer 1

This is a story by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. - called:

"Harrison Bergeron"

Mr Vonnegut is well know as one of the best and most influential American authors of the twentieth century.

His books are just great fun to read! My favorite is Hocus Pocus and another great book by him is called Time Quake.