Everyone wants to live a happy life, but what if the source if that happiness is someone’s suffering? In Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” a child suffers so the rest of the city can live in an utopia. Some of the citizens of Omelas leave in pursuit of a peace of mind, freed from the guilt they feel caused by the suffering child.
The villagers all acknowledge the child’s suffering, feeling different emotions such as anger and disgust. But most importantly, they feel guilt, and that is why they leave Omelas. Most of the villagers justified letting the child suffer because he or she cannot integrate back into society. “But as time goes on they begin to realize that even if the child could be released, it would not get much good
The villagers all acknowledge the child’s suffering, feeling different emotions such as anger and disgust. But most importantly, they feel guilt, and that is why they leave Omelas. Most of the villagers justified letting the child suffer because he or she cannot integrate back into society. “But as time goes on they begin to realize that even if the child could be released, it would not get much good