” () all depend on the suffering of this child. They all know that “the beauty of there city, the tenderness of their friendships, the health of their children, etc. ![]() Though all the people of Omelas know it is there, no one ever tries to take the child away from this disgusting place it lives. She writes about how nobody usually comes, except to stare at the child or kick it to get it to stand up. ![]() It sits in the corner, on a dirty floor, in its own filth. ” () Then she flips the story around and tells how there is a child that is forced to live in a broom closet, in a basement, with no windows. “Perhaps it would be best if you imagined it as your own fancy bids. ” () She leaves you to imagine the blissful city as you see it. “In other streets the music beat faster…people were dancing. Le Guin tells the reader of a town or village full of joy and cheerfulness. The short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas,” emphasizes the thought that happiness always comes with a price to pay.
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