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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: "𝑳𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒏 3: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓'𝒔 𝑳𝒂𝒃𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒉" -

Sure, the Omelas dilemma is tough, but at least we have our narrator as ally, right? Right? Perhaps the real horror in Omelas has less to do with the child at its center.

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/le-guin-3-the-readers-labyrinth

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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑳𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 2: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 -

Is this Omelas story really about that suffering child? Or is it more about how we wall its suffering out, then invite it back in? The second of several parts.

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/le-guin-2-architectures-of-happiness/

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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔: 𝑳𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 1: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 -

At last we settle in to think about Le Guin’s "Omelas" story and set aside some common approaches to it. The first of several parts.

https://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/le-guin-1-the-hideous-bargain/

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