Walk Away

I opened the door as Regina followed and after locking the door, we started walking to the party. Brad Carrington 's house was only a few blocks away from my house and this wasn 't exactly my first time going there. I forgot the exact address so I guessed the party was where I could hear the loud music blasting from blocks away. After 5 minutes we arrived there and Gina and I looked at each other. "Try not to get wasted like last time, I don 't feel like dragging you all the way home again," Regina said and I giggled. Regina was always telling me not to get drunk even though we both knew I was gonna do it…

I first read “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” in seventh grade and I have been thinking about it ever since. I used to think about what it meant to leave and if I would be one to walk away. I probably would - not because I’m special or anything, but because I’m not good at handling difficult things and I prefer to avoid them. I don’t think that the ones who walk away are necessarily better or worse than the ones who stay, but they are certainly not the kind of people who fight for what they…

This story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” brings ethics into question and how people will use scapegoats to save others. There is also question as to where the people who leave Omelas go. These people may represent leaving the situation and taking their chances somewhere else. Society vs individual is shown here as the happiness of one group outweighs the happiness of the child who suffers. The title of this story suggests the ones who walk away actually find the true happiness. They know…

When I first wrote my response to “The ones who walk away from the Omelas” I chose to stay. This choice was based on the idea that I would see others going about their lives and dealing with this fact. I reasoned that if others could push this thought to the back of their mind and still live a normal life then I could as well. Another idea I introduced was the fact that I would not go against society. I mentioned that it is so wrong to go against the status quo and doing so puts you at a…

As her mother walked through the door Catellina felt a breeze on my boiling cheeks. Her brother jumped in her arms and told her he missed her. Her sister smiled, hugged her and told her how happy she was to see her again. Without any acknowledgement from her, apart from an empty stare through the wooden walls Catellina walked away, knowing she had a right not to have faith in her mother anymore. As she walked away from the person she would have done anything for. Her inside burned and evaporated…

Guin, in their short stories “The Machine Stops” and “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” respectively make many assumptions about human nature in regards to what people seek and value most. Both texts, set in Dystopian and Utopian futures, present the Marxist ideas of commodity fetishism, alienation and modernity as it relates to the human need for happiness, security and spirituality and/or religiosity. The futuristic worlds that both authors set up in their short stories deal with the…

The “Perfect World”? We grow up believing that the world is great place and bad things only happen to bad people. We are raised with traditions and religions beliefs from our parents and hold on to the things we have learned from them very closely. In the story “The Ones That Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin we learn of this perfect town with a horrible secret. Happiness and perfection came at a price, the real question is what are you willing to pay for that? In today’s world of social…

The continual striving for peace, even in the face of violence, is something mankind shares. Malala Yousafzai, in her speech to the United Nations, Nelson Mandela, in his reflection "Working Towards Peace," and Ursula Le Guin, in her fictional essay "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," all discuss this theme in their respective works. Even though each of these pieces were published at different points years ago, we're still having the same conversation on peace and violence in today's society.…

After reading both Kelle Lasn’s and Richard Louv’s pieces on how humans have become distant from nature, I became very upset with myself. When I was younger I loved spending time outside. Whether I was playing sports with the neighborhood kids, helping my grandfather with his garden or talking walks in the park near my house, I realized that I do not spend nearly as much time outside as I used to. With technology constantly being invented and reinvented, video games, television shows and phones…

For starters, the walk in hours to see the academic advisor are so scarce especially when considering a student’s classes that they must attend. Another problem that these students are faced with is their own work schedules they must accommodate for as well. Between classes, work and other life activities, it is almost impossible to fit in the academic advisor. Not to mention the wait that goes along with it. This is a problem that needs to be solved in order to properly meet the needs of the…