But, brutally, remembers love from its past and doesn’t know why it was taken away. In a cellar of one of the buildings is incarcerated a 10 year old child. The cost of the utopia is known by all, and must be borne by all - but borne most egregiously by one person in particular. As such the world the story unfolds in is somehow ours - and we must take responsibility for what’s going to be revealed in it. If an orgy would help, don’t hesitate.”Īs a reader we’re asked to build this utopia to whatever definition of utopia we currently hold. “I fear that Omelas so far strikes some of you as goody-goody.
It’s not a puritanical place though - one of the funniest lines I’ve seen in a story puts paid to that: There are people at work, people celebrating, lives being enjoyed as some sort of festival was being prepared. Omelas is briefly painted for us as a beautiful, picturesque, timeless utopia set nowhere in particular. Discussed on the podcast Very Bad Wizards a while back, this is an uncomfortable short story with indirect but clear parallels to the world today.Īfter reading the story, I do recommend that you listen to the discussion on the podcast since this addresses a lot of the talking points it raises.
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