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Would you leave a happy city built on one child’s suffering?

In Ursula K. Le Guin’s story about the city of Omelas, everyone’s happiness depends on one child being kept in misery. Most residents learn about the child and accept this price.

Some leave the city. But the story does not show them rescuing the child.

They refuse their own share of the happiness. Whether leaving helps the suffering child remains unresolved.

Source: ursulakleguin.com

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