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Lesson9TheOnesWhoWalkAwayfromOmelasVariationsonaThemebyWilliamJamesUrsulaLeGuinTypeofLiteratureAllegoricalDescriptionallegoryWhatisallegory?Famousallegoricalworks?CategoriesofAllegory?Whyauthorsuseallegory?Tipstoanalyzeallegory?Characteristicsofallegory?allegoryAliterarydevicetousecharacters,objects,actionstorepresentanunderlyingmeaningthatisdifferentfromwhattheyliterallytranslateintoFamousAllegoricalWorksAesop’sFables:

“TheFox&theGrapes” “TheTortoise&theHare” “TheAnt&theGrasshopper”FamousAllegoricalWorksAnimalFarm:byGeorgeOrwellPilgrim’sProgress:byJohnBunyanGuilliver’sTravels:byJonathanSwiftTheRepublic:byPlatoAvatar:byJamesCameronCategoriesofAllegoryAbstractthemesPoliticalallegoryHistoricalallegoryWhyAuthorsUseAllegory?ToaddlayerstotheirworksTocreatewell-rounded&multi-dimensionalcharactersTounderstandtheirviews&beliefsTofunctionasasubmissivevoicewithinstate-controlledproductionTipstoAnalyzeAllegoryAnallegoryisnotmeanttobetakenliterally.Itisafigureofspeechtoconveyadeepermeaning.CharacteristicsofAllegorySymbolictwofoldTheOnesWhoWalkAwayFromOmelasUrsulaK.LeGuinLeGuinHerprofile?Herworks?Herawards?Herthemes?LeGuin(1929-)Birthplace:Berkeley,California,U.S.Education:M.A.,ColumbiaUniversityOccupation:novelistGenres:sciencefiction,fantasyPeriod:1962-presentHerWorksScienceFictions:TheLeftHandofDarkness,1970

Thedispossessed,1974TheWorldforWorldisForest,1976Fantasyseries:Earthsea

AwizardofEarthsea,1968TheTombsofAtuan,1971TheFarthestShore,1972Tehanu:TheLastBookofEarthsea,1990TalesfromEarthsea,2001TheOtherWind,2001Awards:TheHugoAwardTheNationalBookAwardTheNebulaAwardthemestoexplorecontemporaryissueslikecolonialism&theVietnamWarToreexaminemanythingslikeourcities,political&socialstructuresTofocusmoreonsociologicalandanthropologicalsidesofsocietiesTocriticizecontemporarycivilizationToapplyTaoistphilosophyandfeminismThePeopleWhoWalkAwayFromOmelasTheme?Motivation?Character?Historicalcontext?Structure?Theme(provocative)Happinessisbasedonajustdiscriminationofwhatisnecessary,whatisneithernecessarynordestructive,andwhatisdestructive?MotivationFromtheauthor’sinspiration:

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Salem,OregonWilliam’spragmatismaphilosophicalquestionCharacter:TheChild

Lockedinasmallroomorclosetwithnowindows,thechildisdirty,naked,andmalnourished.Itreceivesonlyhalfabowlofcornmealandgreaseadayandoftensitsinitsownexcrement.Thenarratorstatesthatthechild''couldbeboyoragirl.Itlooksaboutsix,butactuallyisnearlyten.Itisfeeble-minded.Perhapsitwasborndefective,orperhapsithasbecomeimbecilethroughfear…Questions:

Whatistheauthor’smotivesforchoosingsuchaweakcharacterforthehero?WhyisthedestructionofthischildsocrucialtothehappinessofthepeopleofOmelas?IsthelifeofahumanbeingafairpriceforUtopia?Isitanylessimmoraltowalkaway?

HistoricalContext(1973)political,social,andculturalupheavalTheVietnamWarWesternFeminismAnti-culturalMovement:TheHippieMovementSexLiberationMovementTheNewLeftForcesMovementStructure

PartParragraphMainIdeaⅠ1-6focusesonthedescriptionofthehappinessoftheOmelaspeopleⅡ7-8focusesonthedescriptionofthemiseryandsufferingofthechildⅢ9-12showstheattitudeofmostpeopleandtheirreactionstothechild'ssufferingⅣ13-14offersthedifferentattitudesandreactionsofafewAllegories&SymbolsAsymbolisasingleobject,personorideathatrepresentsomethingelse.Anallegoryiscomposedofasetofconnectedsymbols.StylisticFeaturesForcefulshortparagraphstointroducenewtopicsRhetoricalquestionstopunctuateherpointsSpecificwordstodescribesound&colortopaintaverbalpictureofthecityofOmelasAvarietyofsentencestructurestobefoundAvarietyofrhetoricalquestionstobefoundSentenceStructuresLongperiodicsentencesLongloosesentencesShortpowerfulsentencesShortellipticalsentencesAbsoluteconstructionsFiguresofSpeechSimilesMetaphorsSynaesthesiaTransferredepithetMostpeople’s

attitudes&reactions:Initiallyshocked,sickened,disgusted,outraged,impotent,saddenedUltimatelyabletocometotermswiththefact&resolvedtoliveinsuchamatterastothesufferingoftheunfortunatechildworthit

TheOnesWhoWalkAwayfromOmelasWhoarethesepeople?Whyaretheyleaving?Wherearetheygoing?Whoarethesepeople?Idealists?Escapists?Revolutionaries?Nihilists?Perverts?Whyaretheyleaving?Disgusted?Frightened?Saddened?dissatisfied?Wherearetheygoing?Monastery?Hermitage?Anewutopiancity?Isitanylessimmoraltowalkaway?TheoneswhowalkawayfromOmelasaredefinednotbytheirrefusaltobecruelbutbytheirrefusaltodoanythingaboutit.Allthepeoplethereareevil&mindless&selfish.Silentprotestisreallyafeeble&pointlessgesture.Thecityhasnorevolutionaries,norebels,noradicals,noconscience,nophilosophers.Inaword,thecitybreedsnopeoplewhohaveasenseofjustice&fairness.passionate&impassionedPassionatespeechImpassionedspeechPassionateimpliesstrong&violentemotion,oftenanimpetuouskindImpassionedimpliesanexpressionofemotionthatisdeeply&sincerelyfeltnaïve&artlessHehadanaïvebeliefinthekindnessofothers.Heisanartlesschild,andeverybodylikeshim.Havinglittleknowledgeorexperienceoflife(=simple-minded)Simple&honest(=open)wretched&sadawretchedwomanasadwomanPitiableUnhappyHewas______athisdeparture.Theunfortunateincidentmadehimfeel________thewholeday.marvelous&incredibleToounusualtobepossibleSoextraordinaryastobeimprobableSoamazingthatyoufindithardtobelieveItwasa/an______performance.Theaccountcannotbedismissedas_______.happy,glad,cheerful,

joyful,joyous

asteadydisplayofbrightspiritsoroptimismAgreatelation&rejoicingCommonlyusedinmerelypoliteformulasexpressiongratificationJoyfulnewsJoyoussongpleasure,delight,joy,enjoymentAhighdegreeofobviouspleasureAkeenlyfelt,exuberant,demonstrativehappinessAquietfeelingofsatisfactionTotheteacher’s_______,allhisstudentspassedtheexamination.Tothe______ofherfather,shewonfirstprize.Huntingishisgreatest______.barbarian,barbaric,barbarous,savagePrimitivecivilization,withoutfurtherconnotationCrudeness&lackofrestraintCruelty&brutalityMorepri