The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

Ursula K. Le Guin
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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

thegooddoctor
2/28/2021
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The story describes a perfect town with perfectly happy people. There is, however, a skeleton in their closet. Some residents would rather leave rather than accept that such cruelty is acceptable.

A deeply moving morality piece.

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