Symbolism And The Ones Who Walk From Olmeda

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“The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” - Symbolism In Literature, symbolism is objects that suggest more than their literal meaning. In the short story, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, by Ursula K. Le Guin, there are interesting symbols. It is the story of an ideal town that is almost perfect. Just when you think it is simply a normal story, the reader finds out that there is a naked child hidden in a basement in Omela that receives no love, little food, no clothes, and no baths. According to the story, it is the reason that Omela is perfect. If anyone takes the child out of the room, Omela would stop being perfect. At some point in their lives, each person from Omela is taken to see the child. At the end, the author mentions the title, and says that there are ones that walk away from Omelas. Instead of living with the fact that they have a locked up boy in exchange for perfect happiness, these people decide to leave Omela. Omela, the child, and the people who walk away from Omelas are each a symbol. Omela represents things that are perfect. The child represents the evil in people. Finally, the people who walk away from Omelas are the ones that believe in justice. Omelas is shown as perfect. The author uses a lot of time from the story to try to prove that it is possible to be happy. “They were not simple folk, you see, though they were happy.” Then, she shows “happiness, the beauty of their city, the tenderness of friendships, the health of their children, the wisdom of their scholars, the skill of their makers”. It represents the possibility of a perfect, ordinary place where people can be happy. The child represents the evil in people. In the story, the child is exchanged for perfect Omela. “To exchange all the goodness and grace of life in Omelas for that single, small improvement.” The small improvement is having a

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