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After you read the Omelas short story, consider these questions and respond

  • What is LeGruin telling us about Utilitarianism? Does she support it, or is she challenging it?
  • What would you have done? think hard and answer honestly
  • Can a society’s accomplishments be separated from the misery of others?
  • Who is our scapegoat? Socially, Politically, and Personally?