Omelas?

Well isn't this just totally crazy and confusing. So I have decided taking this monster of a short story as a whole is a very bad idea because I want to create the least amount of pain possible for my feeble brain. My first point is a great quote "This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain." I love this quote for a few reasons. The first reason being the fact that I like to fancy myself as an artist and to hear this makes me think. Does an artist always need to display pain in order for it to be artistic? Is evil the only thing that makes art artsy? Can good art show the good nature of humanity instead of focusing on the bad tendencies that humans have? To answer my own question, yes it can.

"A marvelous smell of cooking goes forth from the red and blue tents of the provisioners." This I put here simply because it reminds me of the Fourth of July. It is a holiday that has a lot of red and blue, and in my family the smell of what is cooking is usually marvelous for any holiday. I just got really excited for the upcoming parties at my house and I am so ready for the beginning of a summer filled with barbeque and friends.

Now as a whole I am unable to fully comprehend the direction of this short story or if it even has a direction. I just feel like this is another one of those stories you read and know that there is something more to it. I chose those two quotes because they both were something that I could grasp and understand. I can safely say this is the most confusing story of the year and I am ready to get with other people to find out how they viewed it. If I could share my thoughts of the story as a whole I would say that this exemplifies the American Dream. That at the expense of the few who are required to suffer those who ignore and turn the other way are allowed to enjoy the amenities of life.