The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Quote Analysis

Another event from the story that makes one think is the people that walk away. Although the title tells you exactly what happens after you read the story this statement seems so “dull” to put it in one word. What I mean by “dull” is that question could just be answered by a simple “They just didn’t feel like being there” but there are deeper reasons behind it. Although I don’t know the true answer Le Guin had in mind I believe that the people in Omelas finally realized what was happening. The people that walk away from Omelas finally realized what Omelas did on the pursuit of happiness, they used one child’s suffering to make their lives seem perfect. The people that walk away from Omelas finally realize that their life really isn’t perfect, but that it just seemed perfect because that’s what they had always believed.
In “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” most of the citizens of Omelas seem to have a perfect life. At first glance one would probably call Omelas somewhat of a Utopia because everyone is happy and everything is great. Now after reading the story one that first thought probably would have changed. A reader realizes that Omelas is not as great as it seems and that the people of Omelas hide a dark secret which is the key to their happiness. That secret being that they keep away a defective child in order for everyone else to live a happy life. One also would realize The people that walk away from Omelas finally realize that their life really isn’t perfect, but that it just seemed perfect because that’s what they had always