In the short stories “The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas,” by Ursula K. Le Guin and “Battle Royale,” by Ralph Ellison, the characters are examples of those who conform and those who accept. In both stories, what the characters did was good and beneficial for their survival. The people who lived in Omelas were accepting of their situation and the consequences if they were to do things differently, while the main character in “Battle Royale” conformed into the person everyone in the book wanted him to be, if for no other reason than to save his life. In both “The Ones who Walk Away from Omelas” and “Battle Royale,” the characters did what was necessary for them to live, which makes their decisions “good” ones.
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He fought blinded folded in the ring along with all the others and he played everyone’s games in hopes of making it out alive. If he had accepted his situation instead of conformed to it, then he may not have survived the games. When he conformed he turned into the person they wanted him to be and he played their games and survived because of it, though, he never lost his true self during anything that he did or anything that happened to him. Conforming was good for him because that’s how he had to play their game and survive the horrible things he went through. If he had only accepted the fact that he was not able to help his situation, then he may not have survived.
Both of these stories give examples of acceptance and conformity and how they can be beneficial. The people of Omelas accepted their situation and the fact that they could not change it. The main character in “Battle Royale” first accepted his situation and then conformed in a way that would benefit him in the long run. In each of these stories, the people did what they needed to in order to preserve themselves and the things they
In “The Ones who Walk Away from …show more content…
He fought blinded folded in the ring along with all the others and he played everyone’s games in hopes of making it out alive. If he had accepted his situation instead of conformed to it, then he may not have survived the games. When he conformed he turned into the person they wanted him to be and he played their games and survived because of it, though, he never lost his true self during anything that he did or anything that happened to him. Conforming was good for him because that’s how he had to play their game and survive the horrible things he went through. If he had only accepted the fact that he was not able to help his situation, then he may not have survived.
Both of these stories give examples of acceptance and conformity and how they can be beneficial. The people of Omelas accepted their situation and the fact that they could not change it. The main character in “Battle Royale” first accepted his situation and then conformed in a way that would benefit him in the long run. In each of these stories, the people did what they needed to in order to preserve themselves and the things they