In both Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” and Ursula Le Guin’s, “The Ones Who Walk
Away from Omelas”, there is a town in which a person is sacrificed in one way or another in order for the entire community to thrive. These sacrifices are rituals which only these towns know about. “The Lottery” focuses more on an actual ritual where the town draws papers from a box and one person ends up getting stoned in order for the crops of that year to thrive. “The Ones
Who Walk Away” from Omelas is a story that focuses on a place called Omelas where everything seems to be perfect and the entire community seems to be happy and they see each other as equal to one another, etc. until the children reach a certain age and are introduced to the boy in the basement, …show more content…
For the most part, these two short stories are different. In the story about Omelas, there is no king or ruler, as opposed to the town in “The Lottery” where it is evident that there is a hierarchy in which a certain group of individuals is in charge of the lottery and everyone else abides by the rules without question. The men and even the young boys of this town are seen as superior to the women, seeing as how they have the responsibility to draw from the black box
Sauceda 2 before the women are even considered. The people in “The Lottery” are also very concerned with getting back to their jobs and everyday lives while the people of Omelas spend their days celebrating the Festival of Summer. The difference in mindset and priorities contributes to …show more content…
On the other hand, when the people of Omelas are finally introduced to the little boy in the basement they decide whether or not they want to continue living in Omelas or leave the city.
Some people do not agree with the idea of one person being a sacrifice, especially not a young child. In “The Lottery”, the black box that decides the fate for one person is out in plain sight, for the entire town to see. This is symbolic in the way the group of individuals who run things have a hold over the entire town and aren’t ashamed of it. In Omelas however, the little boy is hidden in the basement and isn’t shown to individuals until they reach a certain level of maturity. The way the city hides the little boy is symbolic to the way the hide their guilt so that it seems that they don’t have any. “One thing I know there is none of in Omelas is guilt” (Le Guin par. 4).
This is one of the biggest differences between these two stories, one of them is not ashamed of their sacrifice because they genuinely believe that it is for the greater good of their community while the other is not completely sure and broods about the little boy (or guilt) they harbor
Away from Omelas”, there is a town in which a person is sacrificed in one way or another in order for the entire community to thrive. These sacrifices are rituals which only these towns know about. “The Lottery” focuses more on an actual ritual where the town draws papers from a box and one person ends up getting stoned in order for the crops of that year to thrive. “The Ones
Who Walk Away” from Omelas is a story that focuses on a place called Omelas where everything seems to be perfect and the entire community seems to be happy and they see each other as equal to one another, etc. until the children reach a certain age and are introduced to the boy in the basement, …show more content…
For the most part, these two short stories are different. In the story about Omelas, there is no king or ruler, as opposed to the town in “The Lottery” where it is evident that there is a hierarchy in which a certain group of individuals is in charge of the lottery and everyone else abides by the rules without question. The men and even the young boys of this town are seen as superior to the women, seeing as how they have the responsibility to draw from the black box
Sauceda 2 before the women are even considered. The people in “The Lottery” are also very concerned with getting back to their jobs and everyday lives while the people of Omelas spend their days celebrating the Festival of Summer. The difference in mindset and priorities contributes to …show more content…
On the other hand, when the people of Omelas are finally introduced to the little boy in the basement they decide whether or not they want to continue living in Omelas or leave the city.
Some people do not agree with the idea of one person being a sacrifice, especially not a young child. In “The Lottery”, the black box that decides the fate for one person is out in plain sight, for the entire town to see. This is symbolic in the way the group of individuals who run things have a hold over the entire town and aren’t ashamed of it. In Omelas however, the little boy is hidden in the basement and isn’t shown to individuals until they reach a certain level of maturity. The way the city hides the little boy is symbolic to the way the hide their guilt so that it seems that they don’t have any. “One thing I know there is none of in Omelas is guilt” (Le Guin par. 4).
This is one of the biggest differences between these two stories, one of them is not ashamed of their sacrifice because they genuinely believe that it is for the greater good of their community while the other is not completely sure and broods about the little boy (or guilt) they harbor