In the first half of this work, the narrator outlines the fulfilling, content nature of Omelas. This tone is established through synaesthesia such as “white-gold fire across the..air”(LeGuin,175) or the “cheerful …sweetness of the air”(175). Even vivid imagery such as pastry crumbs on grey beards give a feeling of underlying contentment to the people. Omelas can be truly called a ‘utopia.’ through its cosmetic natural beauty and the content …show more content…
The text is interspersed with the narrators’ queries on whether the reader has been sold on the city of Omelas. For instance, “Do you believe? Do you accept the festival, the city, the joy?”(177) and “I wish I could describe it better. I wish I could convince you”(177). The use of rhetorical questions instead of simple assertions by the author makes the reader wonder why the narrator is so desperate to convince them of Omelas. Then, to the reader, results in the conundrum of whether or not they can rely on the