Essay On The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas

The author of “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” criticizes our societies by comparing it to the citizens of Omelas whom lack aggression, embrace joy, and reject supreme control or prejudice. Unlike our societies, the people of Omelas avoid conflict and war. They were friendly and peaceful since, “They did not use swords… They were not barbarians.” Laws were not plentiful and police were not necessary due to this. The author portrays these traits as unusual which indirectly criticizes us. The author understands how countries and cities around the world are not as safe and peaceful compared to the Omelas. We are getting criticized since we do not learn from war and we cling onto our weapons. Our solutions are rarely solved through a compromise which usually leads to aggression and
The citizens of Omelas also have more freedom with drugs, religion, and behavior. They would experience life however they would please unlike us. This adds to their joy in life which does not impact them negatively. Another criticism the author implies would be our struggle and thirst for power and control. Despite the Omelas being peaceful and under control, “there was no king.” People cooperated when it came to managing the city. The Omelas did not want to control and limit each other. They also did not want to force behaviors upon one another. Religion was allowed but not enforced, and clergy was nonexistent. We are getting criticized with our urge to control a population and reject differences. The people of Omelas accept one another whether a person has a different religion, does drugs, or behaves unusually. The purpose of the criticism and story is to acknowledge the problems we have in our societies. The Omelas is used as an example of what we should be and what we can learn from. Even though reaching the state of the Omelas is too far out of reach, we can still learn something from