The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
short story
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| gptkbp:adaptation |
none known
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| gptkbp:artMovement |
science fiction
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Ursula_K._Le_Guin
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| gptkbp:character |
the child
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| gptkbp:citedBy |
philosophical texts
psychological studies sociological studies literary analyses ethics discussions |
| gptkbp:conflict |
individual vs society
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| gptkbp:criticalReception |
widely acclaimed
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| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
influenced discussions on ethics
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| gptkbp:discusses |
moral responsibility
the nature of happiness the role of the individual the cost of societal happiness the ethics of sacrifice |
| gptkbp:finish |
ambiguous
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| gptkbp:flavorProfile |
thought-provoking
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| gptkbp:genre |
philosophical fiction
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas
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| gptkbp:influence |
social justice
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| gptkbp:influenced |
modern literature
philosophers ethicists social theorists science fiction writers |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Romanticism
existentialism the Enlightenment utilitarianism |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
moral philosophy
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:length |
short story
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| gptkbp:moral |
suffering of a child
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| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
second-person
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| gptkbp:personalityTrait |
reflective
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| gptkbp:philosophy |
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Peter_Singer Immanuel Kant is happiness worth the cost? |
| gptkbp:publications |
gptkb:The_Wind's_Twelve_Quarters
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1973
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| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Omelas
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| gptkbp:style |
descriptive
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| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:Omelas
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| gptkbp:symbolism |
happiness
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| gptkbp:theme |
utilitarianism
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
provokes thought
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| gptkbp:visitors |
omniscient narrator
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