I imagine some might remember that Twilight Zone episode, and a few might even know about the original short-story by Jerome Bixby from 1953.
Somehow, to me this feels relevant to our times in the USA.
"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison (1967) also seems relevant to our times.
@Arkturos saidHave you read "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas"?
I imagine some might remember that Twilight Zone episode, and a few might even know about the original short-story by Jerome Bixby from 1953.
Somehow, to me this feels relevant to our times in the USA.
"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison (1967) also seems relevant to our times.
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@AThousandYoung saidNo, I have not, and as time went on I became less and less of a reader -- to my dismay -- even though by now my self-selected library consists or two or three thousand books.
Have you read "Those Who Walk Away From Omelas"?
Is that something you would recommend? Also, I wonder if "Omelas" might be a further progression from the stories I mentioned in the OP.
@Arkturos saidYes. It's a very short story (4.5 pages) with a relevant theme.
No, I have not, and as time went on I became less and less of a reader -- to my dismay -- even though by now my self-selected library consists or two or three thousand books.
It that something you would recommend?
Full text:
https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf
@AThousandYoung saidThank you. I'll give it a try.
Yes. It's a very short story (4.5 pages) with a relevant theme.
Full text:
https://shsdavisapes.pbworks.com/f/Omelas.pdf
(Recently I have been able to read about as many pages or more in physical books, as in the before-times.)