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Why did the people walk away from omelas in the story of the ones who walk away from omelas?
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They couldn't reconcile the required sacrifice to the paradise they were to enjoy.
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The story of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas how do the people respond to the secret?
from the story of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" How do the people resond to the secret?
When was The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas created?
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas was created in 1973.
Who is the narrator in The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas?
The narrator in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is an unidentified voice that presents the story to the reader in a detached and descriptive manner. The narrator serves as a vehicle to convey the events and moral dilemma presented in the story.
In the story The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin why are the people happy by the suffering of one?
Nobody is happy with the sacrifice of the one child however they do view it as a necessary condition to secure the happiness that they enjoy. In fact there are some people who leave Omelas because of what is done to the child.
Are there any Metaphors or similes in the ones who walk away from omelas?
Yes
What does the city represent in Le guin's the ones who walk away from omelas?
Utopia or Dystopia depending on the way you look at it.
What is the setting for the ones that walk away from omelas?
The setting is left open for the reader to decide...It is paradise and each individual has there own version of paradise.
The one who walks away from omelas the child symbolizes?
The child in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" symbolizes the suffering and sacrifice that may be necessary for some to live in comfort and happiness. The story explores the moral implications and ethical dilemmas surrounding the idea of benefiting from the suffering of others.
What is the climax of the one who walk away from omelas?
I believe the climax is the young child staying locked in the supplies room because if you think about it the problem is never solved. The whole story is trying to send you a message about happiness, morality, and victimization. In the story, the child is kind of like the scapegoat, bearing total unhappiness and misery for the "the beauty of their city, the tenderness of their friendships, the health of their children, the wisdom of their scholars, the skill of their makers, even the abundance of their harvest and the kindly weathers of their skies, [depend wholly on this child's abominable misery.]" "It is the existence of the child, and their knowledge of its existence, that makes possible the nobility of their architecture, the poignancy of their music, the profundity of their science. "The climax in the story is the child's misery. Some of the town's people understand why they must live this way while others don't. Others choose to leave the city. "They leave Omelas, they walk ahead into the darkness, and they do not come back. The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness. " So we ask ourselves, which way are we actually guilty? "To exchange all the goodness and grace of every life in Omelas for that single, small improvement: to throw away the happiness of thousands for the chance of happiness of one: that would be to let guilt within the walls indeed." That is why there are 'the ones who walk away from Omelas' They choose not to answer this.
What is the crisis in 'The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas'?
The realization that the happiness of the city depends on the misery of the child, and that there is nothing an individual can do about it. Each individual must accept the guilt, or realize that they cannot live with it and leave.
What is the theme of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas?
The theme is the value and responsibility of the individual. It is a story set in the far future in a Utopian (or Dystopian depending on how you look at it) society. Despite its setting, it is a simple ethical tale. We ask similar questions in our society? It is okay to kill one innocent person through our death penalty in order to be certain that we kill more of the guilty ones? Or is it better to let one guilty person go free in order to make sure we don't put any innocents to death? Different people have different answers to that question... just as some of the people in this story understand what their enjoyment and freedom is based on, and accept it, while others walk away, preferring disappointment and pain to the idea of contributing to someone else's suffering. Obviously, the story doesn't deal with all of the philosophical complexities, and the possible symbolic meanings, but it is definitely a story of responsibility and humanity... how do you gauge the value of one versus many? Is the one right to accept suffering? Is the other right to walk away? Are the many right to accept the sacrifice... or the choice of those who walk away? :)
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