“But they seem to know where they are going, the ones who walk away from omelas” because with the realization of the that the utopia is doing (4) If every citizen were to leave their majestic city, it would mean losing the utopia but they could then release the innocent child. One major idea that flows through dystopia like Brave New World is the idea of a central mentality rather than individuals.“Each one goes alone” another major idea of dystopia is an individual versus a passive society (4). Instead of a mob mentality where everyone can agree to continue the suffering of the innocent they go alone. Another important fact is that they leave alone. Their are aware of the life they have been living has a cost and so they leave. Omelas teeter in between which makes it all the more interesting in …show more content… They understand that they cannot risk harming the majority for a single child, but when they leave they lower the cost. Neither is Omelas a dystopia, the majority of citizens are happy. The stipulation that keeps the child from being happy. One central question one may be asked just before reading this text is whether a person would comfortably walk away in the presence of a suffering child who in one way or another may require assistance. A perfect civilization would entail happiness for everyone. Transitioning to The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, this story is an ironic and sarcastic event that crowds its entire description. A utopia is defined as “an imaginary place in which the government, laws, and social conditions are perfect” ( Merriam-Webster Dictionary). A small portion of the citizens do decide that the pain from this knowledge is too overwhelming for any reward. Most citizens choose to cope with the painful truth in exchange for genuine happiness. Omelas is not a utopia because it is not a perfect city because a child is suffering. The truth about the citys flaw brings the citizens emotional pain (most citizens often end up crying or raging). With that in mind, The Ones Who Walk Away from the City of Omelas, by Ursula Le Guin, questions whether majority happiness should be valued above one innocent individual’s suffering, analyzes the response of the citizens, whether it is ethical to live in that utopia, and can it even exist. in her How Long ‘Til Black Future Month (New York: Orbit, 2018), 1-13 is a pastiche of and reaction to Le Guin’s ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Variations on a Theme by William James)’ (xi). However, one large stipulation of the communities’ happiness is that pain of an innocent child is needed to keep that perfect world together. Jemisin, says that her The One Who Stay and Fight. He builds a bright, free, and happy city. Show More Author Ursula Le Guin builds a utopia that the reader is meant to imagine.