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    <title>The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Group at eNotes</title>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Iannini comments that he would free the child. Does this seem to be a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Iannini comments that he would free the child. Does this seem to be a solution? Is it one that LeGuin offers?]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[The narrator of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" does not seem...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The narrator of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" does not seem capable of giving a straightforward account of Omelas.  For one thing, Le Guin subtitles her story parenthetically, "Variations on a Theme by Williams James."  Reliability is, therefore, questionable for the narrator since she is ambiguous about several ideas, serving several variations for her audience to consider.  For instance, she writes,

a cheerful faint sweetness of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:57:35 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the narrator's opinion of Omelas?
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the narrator's opinion of Omelas?
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        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:44:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The word '(e)scapegoat' is due to the mistranslation of the Hebrew...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The word '(e)scapegoat' is due to the mistranslation of the Hebrew 'Azazel' by William Tyndale in his Bible in 1530. Tyndale interpreted 'Azazel' as ' ez ozel ' meaning 'the goat that departs', hence the 'escapegoat'. 'Azazel' was a contraction 'az' [harsh] and 'eil' [strong], refering to the most rugged of mountains. The word 'scapegoat' is a curious example of the influence of the Bible and Bible translations on the English language. The...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:13:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[A "scapegoat" was originally a goat driven off into the wilderness as...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A "scapegoat" was originally a goat driven off into the wilderness as part of the ceremonies of the Day of Atonement in Judaism.  The idea was that the goat, having the sins of the people placed upon its back, would be sent out to perish, thus saving the people by its death.  In Leviticus 16:6 the goat is described:

And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:01:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the origin of the term "scapegoat" ?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the origin of the term "scapegoat" ?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:52:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[No, Omelas is not a free society. On the surface it gives that...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[No, Omelas is not a free society. On the surface it gives that impression. People live generally devoid of consequences, and are able to make discussions freely. However, each citizen of Omelas lives with the awareness that an innocent child is abused because of their lifestyle. A consequence is given for their actions, even if they do not personally accept it. Choosing to stay in the society means accepting that this is the way their world...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:47:31 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Was Omelas a free Society?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Was Omelas a free Society?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:53:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Interestingly, Le Guin's story, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Interestingly, Le Guin's story, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is subtitled "Variations on a Theme by Williams James."  James, the older brother of psychologist and author William James, proposed the theory of pragmatism.  This belief states that a person's thoughts should guide his or her actions, and that truth is a consequence of a person's beliefs. Her story takes this theory to its moral consequences (enotes).
With this theory of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:59:07 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Some themes in this story are Morality, Victimization, Guilt and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Some themes in this story are Morality, Victimization, Guilt and Innocence, and Happiness. Using these themes what are the possible morals?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 1 Aug 2009 19:23:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This is an unconventional story in terms of its structure. It begins in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is an unconventional story in terms of its structure. It begins in a conventional way with an unnamed narrator. The setting and general situation is introduced and exposition provides information about Omelas. As the story opens, a festival is underway; the mood is happy and celebratory. Happiness reigns in Omelas. The plot continues as a horse race is about to begin.
At this point, however, the traditional narrative structure ends as the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:12:56 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin, how would...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin, how would you characterize the plot?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:47:06 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The story develops some profound, timeless questions about human nature,...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The story develops some profound, timeless questions about human nature, human society, and the individual's relationship to society.
The child who is imprisoned and abused beneath the streets of the city (and who dies there, to be replaced by another innocent) is a scapegoat. He has been singled out through no fault of his own and isolated from society to suffer so that their collective well being will be assurred. As in real societies that...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:03:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ 
How does 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ 
How does 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin speak to the theme of the individual and how he/she relates to society?
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:51:11 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Le Guin's story, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," the story...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Le Guin's story, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," the story itself as a parable is a metaphor.  For, the imaginary world of Omelas as an idyllic community is an unstated comparison of the child as an underclass in capitalistic Western Societies or a third-world country that works and suffers while the wealthy and properous profit from them.
That the society is pragmatic about this situation and agrees to continue its...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:02:16 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Could you please give me an example of a metaphor in the story, "The...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Could you please give me an example of a metaphor in the story, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula LeGuin?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:17:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Certainly, there is an implied criticism of those who do not accept...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Certainly, there is an implied criticism of those who do not accept moral responsiblity in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula Le Guin. This criticism points to the pragmatism of those who justify the suffering of one for the good of all others.
In the idyllic community where the condition for happiness are "strict and absolute," the happiness attained is artificial at best: "All smiles have become archaic," Le Guin's narrator...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:02:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ursula K. Le Guin gave her story "The Ones Who Walk Away fro Omelas" a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ursula K. Le Guin gave her story "The Ones Who Walk Away fro Omelas" a parenthetical subtitle, "Variations on a Theme by william James,"  a reference to the philosopher and psychologist who wrote that

some people could not accept even universal prosperity and happiness if it depended on the deliberate subjugation of an idiot child to abuse that it could barely understand.

Le Guin chose to write her story to explore the reasons why people...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:38:57 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[This story is quite unconventional in terms of its narrative structure....]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[This story is quite unconventional in terms of its narrative structure. The setting is established and the action of the plot begins, but the plot is never developed. Instead, the author focuses on the nature of Omelas and its culture, revealing the shocking truth upon which the unlimited happiness of its citizens is based. An innocent child is locked away somewhere below the surface of the town, tormented and abused and isolated from human...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:51:04 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Can you give me a one-sentence summary capturing the main points and...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Can you give me a one-sentence summary capturing the main points and message of "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:37:56 PST</pubDate>
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