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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin explores a moral conflict between individual conscience and societal happiness. The story depicts a utopian city that thrives on the misery...

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. LeGuin explores social inequality and identity through a moral dilemma. The story presents a utopian society whose happiness relies on the suffering...

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