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What is the celebration of courage in the text and why does the author suggest doing without soldiers?
The celebration of courage in the text is the sense of victory. The author suggests doing without soldiers because the joy built upon successful slaughter is not the right kind of joy.
What is the kind of joy that the author suggests should be celebrated instead of the joy built upon successful slaughter?
The author suggests celebrating a boundless and generous contentment, a magnanimous triumph felt not against some outer enemy but in communion with the finest and fairest in the souls of all men everywhere and the splendor of the world's summer.
What is the victory that the people of Omelas celebrate and how does it differ from the victory of successful slaughter?
The victory that the people of Omelas celebrate is that of life. It differs from the victory of successful slaughter because it is a magnanimous triumph felt in communion with the finest and fairest in the souls of all men everywhere and the splendor of the world's summer, rather than a joy built upon successful slaughter.
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