![]() ![]() Some understand why and some don’t”Īt a certain age, the people of Omelas get to know about this child. The book describes the child as “feeble-minded, perhaps it was born defective.” Everyone knows about the existence of the child. Under the city, in a basement, there is a child caged. People have nothing to worry about or fear-however, all this happiness depends on one condition. It is a place of rejoicing, sex, and wonders. Pronounced as Homme Hélas (Alas Men!) Omelas, unlike any other place, is filled with wealth, food, and happiness. ![]() The author chose Omelas as the name of this hypothetical town by merely turning Salem’s(Oregon) city’s name backward. Le Guin, Omelas is a Utopian society or a fairytale town where “the happiness is based on discrimination of what is necessary.” It is a hypothetical enigma of choice between leaving such a place or staying back. What is Omelas? Where is Omelas? It is not a real place that exists. ![]()
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