Ursula K. Le Guin

How different would our world be if everyone was accepted and treated equally? There are two authors Ursula K. Le Guin who wrote the “The Wife’s Story” and William J. Brennan who wrote “Texas v. Johnson Majority Opinion” and the director of Bullied by Bill Brummel. They talk about acceptance and non-acceptance. Our world would be at peace if we were all accepted and treated equally. The reason there is violence in the world is because of people not being accepted. Through the different stories,…

“follow the crowd”. For example, during the rise of Adolf Hitler during World War II many believed and followed his beliefs. But a vast majority of people saw past his propaganda and false façade of lies. In “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin, the people of Omelas live in a guilt free environment where disgraceful customs are encouraged. The people of Omelas are so blinded by their wrongful nature because they experience no guilt that they think the conditions of the child…

of loss. When people lose possessions, hope, or even life, their true character is revealed. In the short stories “Gwilan’s Harp” by Ursula K. Le Guin, “The Washwoman” by Issac Singer, and “The Last Leaf” by O. Henry, loss plays a dominant role in helping the characters find their identity, moral integrity, and hope to live. Gwilan, the main character of Ursula K. Le Guin’s short story “Gwilan’s Harp”, slowly found her identity through her loss. First, Gwilan broke her harp, her most…

In the works of V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore, The Word for World is Forest, by Ursula K. Le Guin, and King Henry IV Part One, by William Shakespeare, central characters recurrently—through their thoughts and actions—examine the nature of violent change. And, specifically, in all three works, this exploration is contrastingly founded on the characters responding to the ramifications of the past in an attempt to subsequently regain personal stability through violent means. In the…

1. In this short story, Ursula K. Le Guin writes of an imprisoned child who supposedly lives a life full of suffering so the other citizens may live peaceful and joyful lives. The role “it” serves is an example of the philosophical concept of “scapegoatism”. This symbolism of the scapegoat is what allows the people of Omelas to live such pleasant lives. The child has been put in place so that the majority may live lives full of happiness. He is the center behind what makes Omelas so wonderful.…

patterns they adopt to achieve their goals – that is, usually, to convey a main idea or a message to the audience. This paper will help the reader have a deeper look and understanding of a famous speech “A left-handed commencement address” by Ursula K. Le Guin by analyzing in detail her effective use of rhetorical elements, including subject, thesis, purpose, audience, persona, ethos, authoritative testimony and analogy. The subject of the speech is clearly about women’s right and their roles…

fictional society of Omelas seems nearly perfect, but something is lurking just beneath the surface. It is revealed that an innocent life must suffer for this society to exist in its “perfect” state. In “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, Ursula K. Le Guin uses a fictional scenario to present the controversial idea of a moral scapegoat in order to sustain a perfect society. The society of Omelas is described as being a picturesque Utopia. It is a town that sits next to a majestic body…

In all three of my short stories people have a hard time accepting others and their differences. My first short story I will be talking about is Ender’s Game By Orson Scott. In this story people don’t accept Ender because he was born third in his family making him a third. He also has a chip in his neck that was put in there when he was born because having a third child where they’re from isn’t normal and is shun upon by the people. “Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming…

Great Expectations, written by Charles Dickens, and Left Hand of Darkness, written by Ursula K. Le Guin, are books that have two different and conflicting plots. Great Expectations is about a boy named Philip Pirrip who grows up in a low social class and has the desire to become a gentleman. He wants to impress and win the heart of a girl named Estella that he has fallen in love with. However, in Left Hand of Darkness, the story starts out in the view of a man named Genly Ai who travels to…

victorious from the ordeal. The hero’s journey is not primarily focused on ancient myths, but the elements from the hero’s journey is also shared with modern stories. Such modern stories that display the hero’s journey are The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The protagonists, Ged from The Wizard of Earthsea and Harry from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, share similar characteristics in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth on walking the path of a…