The Ones Who Walk Away From Omela

"The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" is about religion. Not any particular religion, but just the idea of heaven and hell, God and Satan. One of the most ancient names for the devil is "Lie", referring to the way the devil tries to decieve you into doing his bidding, thus wooing you into hell. Throughout the entire description of this society everything sounds amazing, but it is filled with things that would be considered horrible sins. People are walking around naked having orgys in public, drugs are being taken, and there is no rules. Pretty much all of our human, carnal pleasures are being satisfied in this society. Even orgys are described as something beautiful and amazing. All these things are ways the devil is decieving the Omelas into thinking its ok. Then there is the tortured child. The child desgusting reality of the Omela society. When the citizens come to see the child, its their consciense they have to deal with. Most of the citizens see the child, are disgusted by it, but are so decieved by the devil they just accept it and live their lives. The Few that walk away from the city are the ones that realize that they cannot live like this. That it is wrong, and they go to find the right path. The mysterious outside of the city represents God, heaven, and religion.