Introduction
A society can be defined as a relation of people in territories defined by geography under similar cultures, politics or language. A society can further be outlined by association. Through these associations, various factors do eventually emerge about the morals and general term for description of behaviors of these societies as per a number of factors. These factors are usually shaped by the kind of wishes that are required by the society and the extent to which these wishes will be achieved and by what means.
Utopia
A society can try to create a Utopia; i.e. an attempt in literature to create societies which are fictional but yet ideal. However these ideal societies usually do come with a price tag. Thus behind the utopia someone or a group of individuals in these societies is usually made to suffer to ensure the rest of the community do experience a better satisfactory life. We are thus left with a question to answer, is this utopia really a true utopia or just a suffering of individuals, one group physical while the other emotional, i.e. the idea that someone else has to suffer to ensure your happiness is just “sick” (Frankel, 72).
In the utopia city of Omelsa, the society has to holds some child without its consent so as to ensure a pursuit of happiness and general prosperity of the whole society. The child is fed poorly, is always naked in an enclosed basement and is highly malnutrition i.e. has a protruded stomach. The child’s condition is up holing and yet the society continues with its disgusted mistreatment of this child just to ensure their well being (Ursula, 33).
On the other hand according to Cohen, to establish whether sex and death are related gives some interesting findings. While sex does indeed reduce the mortality rate in older men, it almost certainly does seem to increase the mortality rate in women. While the men would like to have more sex to increase their life’s span, they would be doing so at a disadvantage of their women who would incur reduced lives. It is more interesting to note that these studies have been done more on men than women. This brings out a thought of whether only men should be investigated on their health in relation to sex life.
Binary Opposites
Binary opposites on the other hand refer to concepts or terms which are opposite theoretically. Philosophers do believe that a distinction is not distinct unless precisely and rigorously shown. A typical example can be seen in the city omelsa where while the rest of the community lives in happiness, peace and prosperity, there lives a small child whose life is just a misery (Frankel, 84).
This same theme of binary opposite is revisited in the study of the relation between sex and death. This is derived from the fact that while sex is the most common method of conception that would bring forth life to earth, death is its exact opposite; removes life from earth. Also while sex on most occasions makes one gain pleasure and emotional bonding, death is seen as one that takes it all away.
Nostalgia
Nostalgia which describes the yearning that is felt for past times can be depicted in the city of Omelsa. This is so when the children who have come of age are told of the dirty secrete kept by every older member of this society. They want to return to the past times when they did not know of the sufferings being endured by this child.
Nostalgia is also evident in Cohen’s article. This is vividly expressed by the desire by the old men who want to rejuvenate their sex lives. It is documented that most of them quickly agree to vasectomy from the knowledge that it would sexually rejuvenate them. One such successful story is of a one Mr. Wilson who apparently felt younger by twenty years (Ursula, 43).
Conclusion
A society becomes shaped according to the needs of its people. However, most of the times, not every need will be satisfied.
Works cited
Frankel, Smith.Sex and death: are they related? findings from the Caerphilly cohen study. BMJ, (1997) 1: 56-89.
Ursula, Le Guin. The ones Who Walk Away From Omelas. London: Creative Education, 1992.