At first glance the stories of “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” By Ursula K. Le Guin Seem to have many differences. Even too many to make them seem similar, for example In “The Lottery” their sacrifice is picked every year while in “…Omelas” it was one person picked when they were young and there the sacrifice for life. But even though they have their differences they also have similarities that make them seem very close to each other.
In Both Stories the people of the towns believe in human sacrifice so to speak, they believe that it keeps their town perfect, as in “The Lottery” Every year some one is picked to be the Sacrifice to keep the crops good As Old man W