Even though Le Guin, at first, describes the society as a happy place, the reader sees what actually happens. A child is held captive in the basement, with food and water jug that is hastily filled. A little light seeps in dustily between cracks in the boards, secondhand from a cobwebbed window somewhere across the cellar’Īnalysis: Le Guin uses situational irony to depict the more savage part of their society. Topic Sentence: Omelas is depicted as a picture-perfect place society where for one to be happy, one must suffer.Įvidence: ‘It has one locked door, and no window. Support 1: The Horror of Omelas is Depicted Through the Use of Situational Irony Thesis Statement: Through the use of situational and dramatic irony in ‘The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas’ and ‘How Much Land Does A Man Need’, readers learn about morality and human behavior through the characters’ actions this is seen through the depiction of society in Omelas, Pakhom’s desire for land, and the disputes between Pakhom and the peasants.