First of all, I did not know what an Omela was until I looked it up. I found out that it is an utopia which is an ideal community that possesses a perfect socio-politico-legal system. Then it made sense on why “one would walk away.” I kind of feel like sometimes Southeastern represents an Utopia. I feel like it’s hard for some people in this community to accept less than perfect.
When I began the short story and read the opening description of Omela, I wondered why anyone would want to walk away. The descriptions represented a great place to be with the clamor of bells, music playing in the streets and a faint sweetness of the air. I would absolutely love to live in Omela; a place of free will where there is no guilt and everyone does what they want. Wouldn’t that be idea? Do people actually think that this “perfect world,” could exist? Absolutely not. Without some kind of order, there will be complete chaos.
Now with this child suffering child. I just don’t understand why this child has to suffer and why he no one will do anything about it. What is represented when the people and where are they going? This quote at the end can provokes that question, “The place they go towards is a place even less imaginable to most of us than the city of happiness. I cannot describe it at all. It is possible that it does not exist. But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from Omelas.” It’s as if this mysterious place is leading them to somewhere greater then Omelas. Obviously, the injustice of the young boy is prompting them to leave because Omelas is a “perfect place.” I feel like the people that walk away represent people that choose to follow God. They leave behind a life that seems so perfect and glamours and go to a place that they are not sure about, but instead have faith that it is much more satisfying than what the temporary fulfillment that Omelas offers.
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