If the child is rescued, the whole city of Omelas will falter. After letting the reader imagine this great city, the narrator brings down the question “Now do you believe in them?” (Ursula LeGuin) The truth is that all of Omelas’ happiness and joy depend on the misery of a single child. The story follows a simple plot where the narrator describes Omelas, the city filled with joy and festivities. The author’s message asks the question of the ethical attitude of society towards problems in the real world, “Is the happiness of thousands worth the suffering of one?” Some “walk away” from the wonderful world of happiness built on the small child’s suffering. However, this apparent “perfection” of Omelas, knowing to all its citizens, depends on the suffering of a child who is kept starving underground in a dark, squalid location.
She describes Omelas as a place where everyone can enjoy simple pleasures without technology or class. Ursula LeGuin reflects on an ethical problem in her short story The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas.
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