Omelas

How does Le Guin describe the people of Omelas?

• Ignorant

• Intelligent

• Barbaric

• Bland

To exchange the happiness of those in Omelas for the chance of happiness for the child would be to let ____ into the city walls.

• Religion

• Courage

• Guilt

• Victory

True or False - everyone comes to see the child below Omelas.

• True

• False

At what age is the child's existence explained to citizens of Omelas?

• Between 5 and 7

• Between 8 and 12

• Between 13 and 17

• After they turn 18

The exposition of the story starts with:

• the beating of a child

• the ones who walk away from Omelas.

• the Festival of Summer

• a pandemic

Where do people go when they walk away from Omelas?

• A nearby city

• To live together in the wilderness

• It is unknown

Choose and explain which ONE of the following literary terms you think Leguin used to the greatest effect in "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas":

EXTERNAL CONFLICT

INTERNAL CONFLICT

CONNOTATION

DICTION

EXPOSITION

MOOD

PARALLEL STRUCTURE (parallelism)

REPETITION

TONE

What short story are we reading for this class?

• The Lottery

• The Yellow Wallpaper

• The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

• The Tell-Tale Heart

Who wrote "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"?

• Ray Bradbury

• Yann Martel

• Ursula K. LeGuin

• Ken Liu

Which of the following best captures a central theme of 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'?

• The cost of utopia is borne by the powerless.

• True happiness is achievable for everyone.

• People naturally avoid confronting injustice.

• Sacrifice is necessary for progress.