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The theme that was discussed in the story "The ones who walk away from Omelas" by Ursula k. le Guin the Good does not exist without evil. The story is about a society called Omelas which seems to be a lot like the Utopian society, but it is not as perfect as it seen from outside walls. The happiness of their people is based on the suffering of precious human life. Inside the Omelas walls, a child is sacrificed for the well-being and survival of their people. Their society has come to terms with the fact that, there is no happiness without some sacrifice. To the people of Omelas children sacrifice is a small price to pay to achieve ultimate happiness for others. If our world ran on numbers, Omelas people's case would make sense. One …show more content…

The people of Omelas also blame the child for all their problems. The idea behind their uncomfortable action is if people blame everything on that child they can live a happier, stress-free life. By seeing others suffer or in misery we as humans tend to value how much we have. We learn to appreciate simple things in life, such as freedom, nature, and family. Omelas society is using this child to show people of Omelas how cruel justices can be. The people in charge are aware of their wrongdoing and do feel guilty about the solution they have in place, but they refuse to do anything they come to terms to entirely acceptable and necessary. To make a "small improvement (109)" that being a child's life, they can't "throw away the happiness of the thousand for the chance for one(109)". All the citizens know "there is no vapid, irresponsible happiness(109)" and they are also aware of the misery and the pain the child is going through daily, but In Research done in human behavior stated "humans are a selfish species" "their happiness, the beauty of their city, the tenderness of their friendships, the health of their children(108)" is worth more to them than the freedom of the child. So, they overlooked that child to achieve their ultimate happiness, he is a sacrifice that keeps the city happiness

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