In the short stories “The Lottery” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” written by Shirley Jackson and Ursula K. Le Guin. The prominent commonality in beliefs between the texts is that in society, an individual's false sense of security and happiness is usually at the expense of another person's quality of life or bliss.
In “The Lottery” and “The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas,” whether the characters in the communities have knowledge of the person being sacrificed or they are unaware, they have a feeling of comfort knowing that it isn't them. They are soothed knowing they are able to take advantage of the tragedy without being personally affected. In “The Lottery” the adults know what they are doing, and who they are doing it to. They …show more content…
It is human nature for people to find it hard enough to grieve one fatality. In “The Lottery” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” it doesn't seem morally proper or fair to take one life even though, if it didn't get sacrificed it could mean the downfall of many more in the community. The mindset in “The Lottery” is that the sacrifice is to the benefit of the corn harvest, if someone isn't sacrificed everyone will suffer through the lack of crop. Old Man Warner says, “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” This statement solidifies the fact that it is truly a false sense of security given by the thought that the harvest will be plentiful. A death in no way will actually bring on heavy corn however it helps the towns people feel comfort knowing it might it might. “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” demonstrates everyone’s ability to turn away from the suffering because they know it will affect them all if they are not able to. “If the child were brought up into the sunlight out of that vile place, if it were cleaned and fed and comforted, that would be a good thing indeed; but if it were done, in that day and hour all the prosperity and beauty and delight of Omelas would wither and be
In “The Lottery” and “The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas,” whether the characters in the communities have knowledge of the person being sacrificed or they are unaware, they have a feeling of comfort knowing that it isn't them. They are soothed knowing they are able to take advantage of the tragedy without being personally affected. In “The Lottery” the adults know what they are doing, and who they are doing it to. They …show more content…
It is human nature for people to find it hard enough to grieve one fatality. In “The Lottery” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas,” it doesn't seem morally proper or fair to take one life even though, if it didn't get sacrificed it could mean the downfall of many more in the community. The mindset in “The Lottery” is that the sacrifice is to the benefit of the corn harvest, if someone isn't sacrificed everyone will suffer through the lack of crop. Old Man Warner says, “Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.” This statement solidifies the fact that it is truly a false sense of security given by the thought that the harvest will be plentiful. A death in no way will actually bring on heavy corn however it helps the towns people feel comfort knowing it might it might. “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” demonstrates everyone’s ability to turn away from the suffering because they know it will affect them all if they are not able to. “If the child were brought up into the sunlight out of that vile place, if it were cleaned and fed and comforted, that would be a good thing indeed; but if it were done, in that day and hour all the prosperity and beauty and delight of Omelas would wither and be