Question

question 28
in ursula le guins story about omelas, what is necessary for the majority of its people to receive their happiness, beauty, intelligence, grace, health, and prosperity?
its people must accept the absolute authority of priests.
a single virgin (man or woman) not older than 18 must be stoned to death on the day of blessedness.
a single child must be forced to live under the cruelest conditions, deprived of any kindness.
no child may be raised by its biological parents.
none of the above

Explanation:

In Ursula Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," the story depicts a utopian city where the happiness of the majority is dependent on the suffering of a single child. The child is kept in a basement, living in squalor and deprivation. This is a central moral and philosophical element of the story. The other options do not align with the key premise of the story. The story does not involve priests' absolute authority (first option), stoning a virgin (second option), or children not being raised by biological parents (fourth option).

Answer:

A single child must be forced to live under the cruelest conditions, deprived of any kindness.