writeastoryaboutthat“lostsoul”.Itseldomworksthatsimply.Isatdownandstartedastory,justbecauseIfeltlikeit,withnothingbuttheword‘Omelas’inmind.Itcamefromaroadsigh:Salem(Oregon)backwards.SalemequalsschelomoequalssalaamequalsPeace.Melas.Omelas.Omelas.“Wheredoyougetyourideasfrom,MsLeGuin?”ettingDostoyevskyandreadingroadsignsbackwards,naturally.Whereelse?1)Whatisthetypeofwriting?2)Whatisthethemeofthetext?3)Howmanypartscanthetextbedivided?4)Whoarethecharacters,andwhyaretheysignificant?5)Whatisthepointofviewofthestory?Inthetext,Paragraph2,7and13areallcasesinwhichthewriterintrudestodirectitsdevelopment.Andtherearemanymoreinthetext.Theauthor’mentsdemonstrateherwritingprocessclearlybeforereaders’eyesandencouragethemtothinkactivelywithher.ThethemeofthetextThetheme:thenatureofhappinessandonwhatitdepends.
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