THIS THE SECOND ASSIGNMENT (which is different assignment)

THIS THE SECOND ASSIGNMENT (which is different assignment)

Important: Please do not use outside sources for this assignment (unless the question specifically calls for it). Only use the texts provided. The use of outside sources will result in a zero for the assignment****Please avoid using AI software or any translation software, apps, or websites. The AI detection tools cannot tell the difference between translation software and AI software, so they both cannot be used.**

**When you quote the text, please use MLA citations “for each quote from the text that looks like this” (Le Guin 120).***

**If this assignment is turned in by the Friday before the due date, it will receive +1 point extra credit.**

Read “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” by Ursula K Le Guin (Bedford Introduction to Literature pages 116 – 121) and **answer the following questions/**not the questions from the book** in approximately 500 words:

Who are the ones who walk away from Omelas? Why do they leave? Is it a brave act or something else? Explain in 1-2 paragraphs using an example from the text.

According to this allegory, it is impossible to help the child in any way. Given this, would you walk away? Why or why not? Explain in 1-2 paragraphs.

How could this text relate to modern society in the west? Explain in 1-2 paragraphs. Use at least 2 specific examples from western society and connect them to the text.

How do themes from this text connect to at least two other texts from this semester? Explain in 2 paragraphs.

Works Cited information (for a future assignment):

Author’s Name: Ursula K Le Guin

Name of Short Story: “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”

Name of Book: The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature 12th Edition

Edited by: Michael Meyer and D. Quentin Miller

Publisher: Bedford St. Martins

Year: 2012

Page Numbers: 116 – 121

Doi: Not available