Text Analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas

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The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
* Text Analysis of The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
The story in the text is narrated from the omniscient third person`s point of view. The narrator of the story is aware of all the underlying thoughts and feelings of the people mentioned in the story. This is realized on the occasional times he addresses the feelings and thoughts of the reader. The narration is based on the metafiction form to affirm to the reader that that place is imaginary, so is the place and the people. Such use of metafiction has been critical in helping the readers understand that the story is a parable. The setting of the story is set in Omelas village which is utopian. The initial story descriptions indicate a perfection like a city. It is filled with beautiful buildings, idyllic topography, and contented people. However, as the story continues, it reveals that the fabric of the society and happiness is anchored on suffering, pain and agony of a child held in a small room.
The text is based on a utopian city of Omelas which was a shimmering city entirely of delight and unbelievable happiness. In the city, the summer solstice celebrations involve glorious festivals of racing of children riding on their horsebacks. The celebratory atmosphere, however, is a retort of a blissful community limited of technological advancement with is also limited to communal as opposed to private resources, are an intelligent people, sophisticated and rich in culture. It is imperative to mention that the Omelas utopian city has no priests, kings, soldiers, or slaves. It is imperative to note that the narrator does not use pathos to persuade the reader of the state of governance in the city. By the mere fact that it is called a city, there must be a status somewhere where it earned such a reputation. However, as a disclaimer, the narrator owes nobody an explanation for certain intricate matters.
Furthermore, a disclaimer by the narrator is that not every particular detail of the city can be established for the reader entirely. According to the narrator, the City of Omelas is far away, ancient, long ago, once upon a time and more of a fairy tale. The daily business of the city is thus based on musical instruments and songs of all kinds, bright and clear days, and sweet air with ringing bells. The narrator to a considerable extent is conscious because the concept of happiness, not just of an individual but of an entire city can be suspect to a lot of people. According to the city`s descriptions being happy is a form of foolishness and. Moreover, the city lack complications which are attributed to life, in general, like stress, pain, evil impulses or anger. In a contradictory statement, however, the narrator state that the people live a complex life.
The whole story as narrated revolves around contentment and peaceful conscious. The picture painted is that even though the people are happy, then just as in any other normal societies, they may lack certain things once in a while. However, such things which they lack, the narrator states that the lack of a few things here are the people do not see there is any way as lack deprivation. The people came to the understanding of basic necessity,...