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... Le Guin asks questions to invite the reader to place himself or herself in the position of the people of Omelas. ...
Omelas is a utopian city where the people lead lives that are happy, in the best sense of the word. ... The bargain is this: “In a basement under on of the beautiful public buildings of Omelas . ...
The story goes on the bring out that the people of Omelas know the child is there. ... If the child were rescued from its cell-like closet, the whole of the city of Omelas would falter. ... The Omelas people know that if the child were released, then the possible happiness of the degraded child—and it is only possible, not probable—would be set against the sure failure of the happiness of the many. ... Many who live in the city believe so but
there are some young people, and sometimes even an adult, who, shortly after viewing the child, leave Omelas through its gates and head into the mountains.
Approximate Word count = 733
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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