Le Guin the author of, “ The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas”, uses allegory to tell us that humanity should have the agency to choose their own path. Le Guin tells the story of a utopia, where people are happy and enjoying their life. But there is a dark side of City of Omelas, a neglected child stood in the basement crying for help. The youngsters of the City of Omelas soon discovered this miserable child and felt empathy for it. The people of Omelas, “ They leave Omelas, they walked ahead into the darkness, and they do not come back”(section 18). Here, Le Guin explains that the child in the basement is actually the cause of the people leaving the City of Omelas. The little child sacrificed his life for the happiness of the people. The youngsters
