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Those Who Walk Away From Omelas Short Story

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The short story ‘Those Who Walk Away From Omelas’ is somewhat similar to the Hunger Games. The author makes the short story very important, because it explains the bad things that always happening in Omelas and why people do not come back to the city. Many people have found their happiness sometime throughout their life just like the short story, but just like the story the happiness does not always be there for any person. Some people have died finding their happy place in this world, but could not find it in time to enjoy that piece of time they would have found the perfect happy place. The main person in the short story is the little kid that makes people disappear when they look at him and the other is the author whereas she has put herself

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