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In the first place, it can be important to look at the way men identify themselves in the society. Interestingly, there are certain stereotypes concerning men in this respect. For instance, men often try to hold leading positions. They try to fit the image of a tough guy who can reach his aims and who can reach the top.
Therefore, men often try to measure their ‘masculinity’ (or other male’s ‘masculinity’) with the help of this category. The higher post a man holds, the more manlike he seems. It is also important to note that many often think that men have no right to be sentimental when reaching their aims. However, these are only stereotypes.
Now men are not expected to be sharks in the human society. Though, masculinity is still associated with a high social position, men are not expected to make their way over corpses. Now such feature as responsibility is more important.
Men are regarded as human beings who are responsible when it comes to making decisions. Being a man presupposes being responsible for various projects and for various people involved. Now this is the most important measurement for males.
It is also important to state that masculinity has always been associated with competitiveness. Thus, men have always tried to prove they are ‘tough’. Now this competitiveness is also associated with responsibility. Men do not simply try to win the race; they are supposed to be responsible. Men cannot lose self-control. Thus, masculinity presupposes responsibility, competitiveness and self-control.
utopia
Analysis of the stories written by Jackson and Le Guin allows one to plunge into the seemingly perfect worlds, where everyone becomes a victim of artificially created morality, and find many common ideas. First of all, both stories reveal the horrors hidden in utopian communities, describing the suffering of the inhabitants and the cruel consequences of their social rules. Moreover, Jackson and Le Guin single out one person, namely a woman and a child, as a sacrifice for the welfare of others, describing the agony that these characters have to endure. In the end, despite the differences in the plots, the conflict of the morality of the majority and the sufferings of the units is a red line in the works of both authors.
Similar approaches, literary techniques, and the development of plots, which the authors use, can reveal the depressing truth of the essence of life under total control. Hence, Jackson and Le Guin begin their narrations with descriptions of auspicious places that bring people together by a special event. Le Guin gathers her characters to celebrate “the Festival of Summer,” while in “The Lottery,” the society prepares for the traditional participation in a mysterious lottery (Le Guin para. 1, Jackson para. 1).
At that time, both authors begin stories with a positive description of the villages, creating a pleasant impression of the inhabitants. For example, “flowers bloom profusely” at the beginning of “The Lottery,” while the parade in Omelas rushes “between old moss-grown gardens and under avenues of trees,” creating a colorful setting (Jackson para.1, Le Guin para.1). People laugh and are inspired, which gives hope for positive endings. In this regard, the reader is immersed in a positive atmosphere, waiting for the development of solemn events in both cases.
However, “The Lottery” and “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” get further a sharp turn in the development of the plot, revealing the horrors that are the payment of the peace and joy of the communities. Thus, the traditions and habits of the inhabitants of both fictional locations reflect the anti-utopian nature of their lives. It turns out that people from the village take part in voting about who will be stoned to death. As a result, Mrs. Hutchinson is a victim who suddenly realizes that “it isn’t fair, it isn’t right”; however, people kill her (Jackson para. 79).
As for the short story written by Le Guin, she does not talk about the murder, the society’s cruelty has a different nature. It turns out that a lonely and unhappy child spends his or her life in one of the dirty basements of the city, but no one plans to release a child since overall happiness depends on his or her imprisonment (Le Guin para.5). Such a turn of plots is shocking, revealing the actual role of rituals that supposedly make communities strong and healthy, but in fact, one person goes through all the horrors for the sake of the carefree life of others.