You may imagine those, but they are not shown in the story. If we were shown what happens as the child grows, or how is it that it was put there, or something, that would be a plot, but we are just given a description of a state of affairs, with no past or future. The child's growing is the only thing that really changes, since it used to cry for help and now doesn't anymore, but that is a very small change, and we are merely told it happens rather than being shown it happening. It is just a long description of things that happen regularly in a city, and nothing ever changes – even the people who walk away are just a regular occurrence. I would say it is a character, but I wouldn't say that there is really a plot there. We do not even know that the child is little – it is thin, but maybe it is tall. Ursula goes out of her way to not give any details. Do encyclopedia entries have a plot? Does a philosophical essay have one? To me, "Omelas" is a philosophical description without a plot. It can be seen as essentially a description of a what-if scenario. No plot, NO CHARACTERS? What about the little girl, is that NOT A CHARACTER (or the the children, women, men, etc)? Sure, all of those were somewhat abstract but they certainly HAD PRESENCE (not to mention those who did the walking away part).Īnd of course, the story had plot. Why the concern? Valfontis ( talk) 02:23, (UTC) Who wrote the TERRIBLE summary? But I'm not particularly invested in it one way or the other. We do a pretty good job watching over Oregon-related articles, so usually the tag is a net gain for an article. Am I really off-base here?- Npd2983 ( talk) 22:50, (UTC) Le Guin is also an Oregon author and their works often get added to WP:ORE.
Where else?"" Katr67 19:11, 6 September 2007 (UTC)Īlthough the name of the story has a tangental reference to Oregon, it seems a bit much to tag it as part of project Oregon. Le Guin?' From forgetting Dostoyevsky and reading road signs backwards, naturally. Why is this article in the Salem, Oregon category? 212.179.71.70 12:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC) In the article it says "Le Guin hit upon the name of the town on seeing a road sign for Salem, Oregon, in a car mirror. No references=start Are you kidding me? More like a terrible summary by a person who both never read the story and never quite mastered the language (and punctuation). This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the project's importance scale. Women writers Wikipedia:WikiProject Women writers Template:WikiProject Women writers Women writers articles If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Women writers, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of women writers on Wikipedia. The current collaborations of the month are Women's History Month: Create or improve articles for women listed at Oregon Women of Achievement (modern) or Women of the West, Oregon chapter (historical).
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