![]() In a final attempt to convince their audience, the narrator reveals an important detail about Omelas. Still, the narrator is uncertain if the audience believes in Omelas. The narrator tells the audience that the Festival of Summer has now truly begun. ![]() The crowd gathers around the racecourse as the competing children organize at the starting line, gently tending to their horses. The narrator suggests that the audience fill in the details for themselves-whatever they need to make Omelas believable to them personally, so long as the citizens experience contentment without guilt.īack at the Festival of Summer, children ready their horses for the race. The narrator laments the difficulty of describing Omelas and acknowledges that it’s difficult for the audience to imagine an advanced society in which everyone is happy. The narrator points out that humans have the “bad habit” of considering suffering to be more complicated and interesting than contentment, but that this is just a harmful myth our society perpetuates. ![]() The Narrator pauses from describing the scene to clear any possible misconceptions they suspect the audience might have about Omelas-most importantly, that the citizens of Omelas are not simple-minded just because they are joyful. Bells ring, children play, and adults dance. The city of Omelas is celebrating the Festival of Summer.
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