Good Life

Good Life

Monday, July 20, 2009

(Guin, Ursula Le. The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, 1973, New Directions)


It's quite hard to find out whether the narrator is a male or a female. In the society ( Omelas ) he talks about, the sacrifice of a child is essential for the sake of the entire group. A child must be kept in darkness, and misery for the society to keep its balance and fortune. Some themes are happiness, secrets, loss, misery, death and scapegoat.

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