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Utopia/Dystopia in Ursula K Leguin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

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Standard MLA style format plus work cited page. Works cited page with 2 source citations must be included for passing grade. the assignment reading and at least 1 additional source required from the library databases.
Assignment structure and development should reflect the descriptions. The introductory paragraph should introduce the assignment. For hook, you may use a quote, question, anecdote, or shocking information to attract the reader's attention, but do not start arguing in the introductory paragraph. After the hook, develop a definition, brief summary of historical background and the current relevance of the assignment. The thesis should present an analytical point about the concept of Utopia/Dystopia developed in Ursula k Leguin's. The body paragraphs (2to3) should have explicit topic sentence that presents part of the analytical point from the thesis. You also must integrate evidence in the form of quote,paraphrase, or summary from the work and from one source to assist in analyzing and supporting the analytical point. Last, body paragraph development should include an analytical discussion explaining how the evidence support your thesis. The conclusion should not simply repeat the thesis, but it should also not continue to argue and present more evidence. Instead, it should bring the reader full circle on the importance of your analysis of the work and the point you have argue in the body paragraph.

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July 5, 2021
Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
           Learning the circumstances surrounding any literary piece is vital for the proper appreciation of any literary piece. It allows for a clearer view of the underlying reasons of the author. Accordingly, this paper will focus on Ursula Le Guin's The Ones Who Walk Away from the Omelas and the idea of utopia as found through the human condition. A particular focus would be given to how Le Guin portrayed the idea of utopia in a negative light. All in all, I believe that Le Guin aimed to depict the harsh reality that a utopian state is not really a perfect place but rather one that is founded upon the sufferings and sacrifices of others. 
Le Guin's Utopia
           The concept of utopia has always been characterized by the idea of wealth, prosperity, and happiness. These characteristics were also portrayed in Le Guin's piece as early as the beginning when the author described the Festival of Summer. Mainly, it is noticeable that the first few paragraphs of her piece focused on showing the elegance, grandeur, and festivities in Omelas, such as the rigging of the flags, the young ones playing with their horses, the banners in the sea, and even "the white-gold fire across the miles of sunlit air." Through these first few paragraphs, she can entice her readers into imagining an ideal place. 
           Subsequently, however, Le Guin introduced the underlying problem in Omelas, which is that all of the city's happiness and wealth is based on one child's suffering. Notice that s...
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