The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walked Away From Omelas” is a story that portrays good and evil. Good, because Omelas was a city is filled with peace and happiness, a utopian society, producing an impression of city from a fairytale. However, under all the good, in the city of Omelas lies a dark side. In return for the all the good and happiness, a child is being propitiated to the extent of repugnant misery and is kept in a basement under a building in the city. The short story begins with sounds of chimes, laughter, people dancing, singing, women holding their babies and chatting while strolling the Festival of Summer. The citizens from Omelas are sophisticated, elaborate, and happy people. There are
