The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

by

Ursula K. Le Guin

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The Darkness

The darkness beyond Omelas symbolizes humanity’s unrealized political possibilities. Even in Omelas, the city of happiness, society cannot function without part of the population suffering (even if that “part” is just one person). In Omelas…

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