1. Name three instances of social injustice in “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”.
This short story presents a situation of inequality among social classes. The story suggests that privilege must come from the suffering of others. A child lives in an abusive, isolated setting as opposed to the prosperous townsfolk. The child in the story is a metaphor for ethical dilemma. The child is abuse and neglected for the benefit of others. The child had its humanity stripped away by these citizens. Called only “it” this child is representative of the downtrodden in society. Social conditioning led ...
