We can say the following about how the short story "Harrison Bergeron" approaches the conflict between the needs and ideals of society and the realities of individuals:
"Harrison Bergeron" represents a society in which utopia has gone wrong (a dystopia). In an utopia, everyone is treated equally and everyone is happy. However, the government in "Harrison Bergeron" has made such forceful attempts to provide equality that individuals end up suffering.
Desperate to make everyone equal, the government forces people to wear handicaps. Those who have natural advantages - height, strength, intelligent, etc. - are made mediocre by those handicaps.
All of that is done to achieve the ideal society. However, the individuals are unhappy. They suffer, silently, unable to live a normal life. This is what happens to Harrison's father and others when their handicap prevents them from thinking:
"It was such a doozy that George was white and trembling, and tears stood on the rims of his red eyes. Two of of the eight ballerinas had collapsed to the studio floor, were holding their temples."
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