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    The story describes the seemingly idyllic city of Omelas, where everyone lives in prosperity and happiness. However, it is revealed that this utopia depends on the constant suffering of one innocent child, locked away in a basement. While most citizens accept this secret sacrifice, some cannot bear the injustice and choose to walk away from Omelas to an unknown fate rather than participate in such a cruel system. The story raises questions about whether a perfect society could exist without some suffering, and explores how far people are willing to go to ignore injustice for their own comfort and happiness.

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    The story describes the seemingly idyllic city of Omelas, where everyone lives in prosperity and happiness. However, it is revealed that this utopia depends on the constant suffering of one innocent child, locked away in a basement. While most citizens accept this secret sacrifice, some cannot bear the injustice and choose to walk away from Omelas to an unknown fate rather than participate in such a cruel system. The story raises questions about whether a perfect society could exist without some suffering, and explores how far people are willing to go to ignore injustice for their own comfort and happiness.

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    The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

    From The Wind's Twelve Quarters: Short Stories


    by Ursula K. Le Guin

    WALT: Develop analytical and interpretive skills in literature


     Make inferences based on information in a given passage
     Respond to questions and create a title for a reading selection and provide a
    rationale to justify it

    Read the story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas carefully and answer the
    questions below. Give reasons for your responses.

    1. State and explain an important theme of the story.

    2. Use your own words to explain what you think the author means by the
    following: “They all know it is there, all the people of Omelas. Some of them
    have come to see it, others are content merely to know it is there. They all know
    that it has to be there.”
    3. What does the story tell us about the concept of utopia? Use details from the
    story to support your response.

    4. Create a new title for the story. Give support from the reading for your new
    title.
    5. What would you do? Why?

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