What effect does the order of events

have on the way this story is

perceived?

What life lesson could Ursula Le Guin

be trying to get across through this
story?

Who is the narrator? How does that

shape our understanding of this
society?
Unknown Perspectives
Child in the room
o Parents?
o Siblings?
o Family?
People who left
History of the city
Government?
Citizens of Omelas
o Other children
o Long stiff robe people
o Workmen
o Women with flowers
o Young men riding the horses
o Boy with flute