The one who walks away from omelas the child symbolizes?

The people who choose to walk away from omelas objecting to the treatment of the badly treated child, but at the same time fail to intervene. Thier decision to not intervene could be derived from the idea that they chose not to because they did not wish to end the happiness from the pact.

At the same time one could argue that by walking away from the child they are gutless for not standing up for what they believe in. Granted, the gesture is far supieror to how the people that stay in omelas treat the child, but at the same time they are too cowardly to act.

-ch

I think somebody could also argue that Le Guin sparks an internal conflict in the reader, speaking to them personally throughout the story, and showing both choices, but not having one prevail. Le Guin seems to ask the reader, "What would you do?"

-T.I.