She goes on to discuss some imperfections within the city and its citizens, saying that “all smiles have become archaic” (pg. Le Guin begins describing the citizens into further detail, originally making them out to be full of happiness, but quickly redirects the reader to ensure that they are not too happy and they are certainly not “simple” people. 329) Immediately, the reader is teleported into a timeless fairytale-like era, filled with joy and innocence, so it seems. In the streets between houses with red roofs and painted walls, between old moss-grown gardens and under avenues of trees, past great parks and public buildings, processions moved.” (pg. The rigging of the boats in the harbor sparkled with flags. “With a clamor of bells that set the swallows soaring, the Festival of Summer came to the city of Omelas, bright-towered by the sea. One question in particular that is not fully answered is “why do some people choose to walk away from Omelas”? Though this could have several explanations, I personally think it could be because they have an intolerable sense of guilt that they cannot move past.ĭuring the beginning of the story, Le Guin describes the quaint city of Omelas as their summer festival begins. In “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”, we are left with many unanswered questions that we can either leave a mystery or speculate what we think the answers could be. Sometimes we have to use our imagination combined with context from the story to form conclusions. In many science fiction stories, the reader is left to fill in gaps in the stories themselves.
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