The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas Essay

The Meanings of Life as Conveyed Through the Use of Lack of Closure Reflecting upon two very famous and unique works, the story called “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, written by Ursula LeGuin and the play known as “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett, one can see various commonalities and variations among both of these narratives by analyzing the function of the prevalent lack of closure, unanswered questions and narrative gaps that exist in both. First of all, “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”, written by Ursula LeGuin, is a uniquely written story which impeccably illustrates a narrator’s articulation of the making of a story within a fictional story itself (Posella 1). This story is very distinct from others by how the narrator tends to switch and interchange story worlds, displaying indecision and conflict within the
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” contains several unanswered questions such as where the ones who walk away from Omelas are heading in the end of the story and why the town of Omelas is the way it is, can only be perfect as long as one suffers (Scoville 2016). The play “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett is an exceptional piece of its time and exemplifies the theatre of the absurd, portraying life as meaningless, having a repetitive sequent of events which contributes to the overall meaning of the play (Scoville 2017). This play also comprises of many narrative gaps, providing little closure through unsolved inquiries such as who is Godot, why are the main characters Vladimir and Estragon persistently waiting for him, where is the play taking place and