The " seven turned faces" and " the stump of a topmast" may well be telling about way the captain of the ship feels after the sinking of it.He thinks he is responsible for the lives of the men on the boat.He thinks he is still in charge , wants to guide the men,but he is broken. He , in the figure of the captain is exalted tough after the shipwreck his mpresence is tragic.The <em>turned faces </em>could be explained as nature againt the men and he is no longer as strong as the<em> topmast </em>of a ship, the men are no longer in control and there is nothing he can do about it.
He says that this equality where every one is same is not good and is like everyone has to bear the oppressive measures of the government. It is like being handicapped.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The basic message all through the short story "Harrison Bergeron" concerns the perils of complete equality. In Vonnegut's tragic America, the administration has altered the Constitution to make each resident totally equivalent in for all intents and purposes each part of life.
But Bergerson does not want to accept such kind of equality and says that people have been handicapped in the name of equality. He raises his voice against this and thus is a threat to the society and the government.
The verb that is being used in the given sentence above is "has eaten". The principal part of the verb being used is a past participle. The past participle of the verb is used when the action has been completed some time in the past. This action "has eaten" all of the grapes was done and completed in the past.