Post 5: "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Setting

    From what I understand, in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" Le Guin is setting up by describing a "perfect" and desirable society. Le Guin is very thoughtful in setting up this Utopian Society, by first only including the good of the society. It isn't until Le Guin says "Do you believe? ... No?" (page 114) had the narrator really enticed the reader to think "Okay this is all great, BUT what's wrong with it?" But, Le Guin goes onto emphasize our society's expectation and better understanding of evil.

    It isn't until the end of the story that we understand the kind of society this really is; This society is willing to sacrifice other's well-being for their own. Le Guin writes "Their tears at the bitter injustice dry when they begin to perceive the terrible justice of reality, and to accept it." (page 115) describing the empathy that the people in this society learn to grow out of. Le Guin is critiquing a society that is willing to sacrifice somebody's needs for somebody else's. 

    - this is just a side note; but I feel like this story also emphasize the characteristics of only having time to deal with your own problems, and that no one is ever gonna care as much as YOU about YOUR problems which is reality.