The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Analysis

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

By Ursula K. LeGuin

First, before you begin working on the story, there is a concept that you need to understand which is called utilitarianism. Click on this link to Britannica.com and this link to the University of Texas to read about utilitarianism so that you understand how it applies to the story. After reading both explanations, write, in your own words, your own explanation of utilitarianism as you understand it.

Secondly, go to the Short Story Textbook in Edmodo and open it. Go to the Table of Contents and find the page number where the story begins. Read the story.

Third, you are going to create a written, informed response to the story. Your response will include information about the author.
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