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minus-squarekemsatlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 months agoI don’t remember the name of the short story, but I remember that it was about a town that abused someone they kept in a dungeon, and through their abuse they stayed unified. The teacher said it was a lesson in utilitarianism.
minus-squareDemonmarinerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoMaybe The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, by Ursala McGuin?
I don’t remember the name of the short story, but I remember that it was about a town that abused someone they kept in a dungeon, and through their abuse they stayed unified. The teacher said it was a lesson in utilitarianism.
Maybe The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, by Ursala McGuin?
Definitely that one.