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Within the world Le Guin describes, the abandoned child is completely dehumanized, to the point of being referred to as "it" rather than "he" or "she." Looking at the story as a whole, however, the child is actually the only character who stands out as any kind of individual. Analyze the significance of this in terms of the novel's themes.
Le Guin writes at one point that "Happiness is based on a just discrimination of what is necessary, what is neither necessary nor destructive, and what is destructive." Discuss this statement in terms of the story's overall treatment of happiness. Do you think it ultimately holds true? Why or why not?
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Lavinia
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The Dispossessed
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The Lathe Of Heaven
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The Left Hand of Darkness
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The Tombs of Atuan
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The Word for World is Forest
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