The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas Study Guide - Ursula K. Le Guin - eNotes.com
"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" is Ursula K. Le Guin's allegorical tale about a Utopian society in which Omelas' happiness is made possible by the sacrifice of one child for the sake of the group. In an allegory, many symbols and images are used in an attempt to illustrate universal truths about life.
As we move more toward a digital world, an entire sector of the population will be or feel disenfranchised . . . Like a force of nature, the digital age cannot be denied or stopped. It has four very powerful qualities that will result in its ultimate triumph: decentralizing, globalizing, harmonizing, and empowering ---(Nicholas Negroponte Being Digital).
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