In both The Giver and Omelas, the stories explore how happiness can come at the expense of someone else's suffering. In The Giver, the community sacrifices the ability to feel real emotions to maintain peace and safety, which means they ignore the pain of one person, Jonas, as he learns the truth. Conversely, in Omelas, the people are fully aware of the child’s suffering but choose to accept it because it brings them happiness, which suggests they are more selfish. This shows that while both stories deal with difficult choices, they have different ideas about what it means to be good or happy.
Claim: Some parts of both The Giver and Omelas do have similar aspects but they disagree about the goodness of humans.
Evidence: In both The Giver and Omelas, some elements show how society can be built on the suffering of one or a few individuals. In The Giver the people live in a controlled environment where emotions are taken away for the sake of safety. On the other hand, in Omelas, the happiness of the entire city depends on the suffering of this one child. However, the stories disagree on human goodness because "The Giver" suggests that true happiness involves accepting both joy and pain, while Omelas shows that people can ignore a child's suffering for their own happiness.
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