Outline Reflection

I found the outline to be very helpful. It told me exactly what I need to have in the paper, and even gave me a format to put it in. I essentially filled in the outline, and then proceeded to type my paper. i believe if we had outlines like this on previous papers they would have been constructed a lot better. The outline is even a great format to use in future essays.

Thesis Statement

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Ursula Le Guin demonstrates the power of conformity in relation to past and present world transcendentalist actions.

Critical Reading

Once again the critical reading process helped me to see that you cannot judge a book by its cover. There are reasons for every single word that is said in a story. this process helps you to find those words and have greater understanding of the story. That can be a helpful tool in deciding theme and underlying messages in stories.

Women's Condition

I personally feel that women are undervalued in the early 1900's. the politicians of that time are too concerned with corruption in the government to see what is going on right before their eyes. They fail to realize that an easy way to deal with that corruption would be to allow women(which are considered moral and pure at the time)to assist in politics and voting. The women prove during WWI and WWII that they are invaluable piece to our success in America. At the time of the story they are neglected and often pushed aside. Their husbands often make all the decisions and the women are left to only minimally influence the man's often very strong opinions. Women in the early 1900s are very strong and valuable educators and vial in rearing the children of that era. But it is not until two decades later that congress realizes how valuable they are to society and pass a law for them to vote. They are also very influential in politics at that time leading the religious revival and temperance movements.