What Can We Control?
What Can We Control?
Stories we have read have come along throughout our lives to make us think. We try to put our critical thinking skill to work to interpret the words that are put on paper. Many of these stories cause us to make conclusions that make us reflect on our own lives and if they are being fulfilled to their full potential. Three short stories, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula K. Le Guin, ""Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison, and "The Greatest Man in the World" by James Thurber are all stories that bring out critical thinking skills needing interpretation.
These stories all involve issues of morality and a struggle for freedom in very different settings. Some of the characters may be seen as conquerors trying to or in the process of controlling something or someone. We will begin with a detailed look at "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" and how a supposed utopian society may not be so perfect and happy at all.
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