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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

Drooz is a kind of drug that the narrator of "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" supposes the people of Omelas to take to make them feel happy. But then, of course, the people of Omelas are already...

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" explores group dynamics in social psychology through the moral dilemma of sacrificing one for the happiness of many. It challenges individuals to consider their...

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

The absence of clergy in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" suggests that the citizens are so immersed in happiness that they need no intermediary for spiritual matters. Alternatively, it could...

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

The narrator is defensive about the town of Omelas. She knows that most people would not save the child and that, despite their happiness, they have made a rationalization to hold onto it.

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

The author's answers in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" do not resolve conflicts or establish a definitive plot resolution. Instead, Ursula K. LeGuin poses philosophical questions about...

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