The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Group

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flower77
flower77
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College - Freshman

What would a person that ascribed to that ethical code do if they live in Omelas?

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Posted by flower77 on Tuesday November 6, 2007 at 2:08 PM and tagged with ethics, the ones who walk away from omelas.

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  1. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

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    The response to this question is to identify the conflict of the story.  This story is a Utopian story that presents a perfect world.  However, in order to live in that perfect world, a person must sacrifice a child.  To ascribe to the ethical code is to commit the sacrifice.  To conflict with the code is to walk away.

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    Posted by sullymonster on Tuesday November 13, 2007 at 8:40 PM