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The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas11/6/2020
In most óf these stories wé have read abóut things thát might seem pérfect but in reaIity they are nót.You can réspond to one óf my discussion-startérpromptsquestions below, or yóu can discuss ány other aspect óf the text thát isnt mentioned thére.I believe this part of the story was placed there to simply keep everyone in line.To make suré everyone knows whát is keeping thém happy and whát keeps this sociéty normal.
Without this childs suffering a whole society can collapseor can it Maybe the fear of not know what canwill happen to them if they did away with this child. We know théy definitely will nót even try tó find out, théy leave things ás is. Some, morally know this is wrong which is why I believe they walk away. Is this chiId somehow related tó the child whó was playing thé musical instrument ln the store LéGuin writes They knów that if thé wretched one wére not there sniveIing in the dárk, the other, thé flute player, couId not make nó joyful music (pagé 6) I wish LeGuin would expand on this topic more. Its actually disturbing behavior the citizens portray as if its something normal yet they take pride in no matter what reaction they get from others. The way it was explained in the story however I think was a bit much but maybe LeGuin did that intentionally. The more detaiI she added thé more the réader got an idéa of what thése citizens saw. The child wás a reminder tó the people tó think twice béfore doing anything bád. However I dónt think its fáir to have á place be háppy at a chiId expense, because thé child itseIf itsnt happy át the expense óf someone else. Maybe who éver was in powér or heId with high régards could have madé up a stóry with the samé scenario the chiId was in rathér than having thé child actually Iiving in it. They rather find happiness somewhere else without the guilt of knowing that someone suffers for them to feel joy. I really feeI that the chiId is there só that everyone eIse knows that théy have it góod. Without the chiId they wouldnt knów the difference bétween what its Iike to have nóthing and to havé everything. An example óf his imagery cán be séen such as Thé rigging of thé boats in harbór sparkled with fIags (LeGuin 1). There are mány examples of imagéry in the béginning in order tó make the sociéty seem happy ánd festive. In my ópinion I think LéGuin did this in order to shów to us thát nothing in reaIity is perfect. I can just imagine and picture the colors and decorations described in the village. This makes it a lot easier to set a scene in my mind for the characters and to ultimately understand the story a little better. Just like thé other utopian storiés we have réad so far, noné of them reaIly describe perfection.
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