▁this ▁concept ▁of ▁u top ia ▁to ▁the ▁fict ional ▁tit ular ▁city ▁of ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁f able ▁" The ▁On es ▁Who ▁Walk ▁A way ▁from ▁O mel as ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁scholar ▁Mike ▁Cad den , ▁silence ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁theme ▁in ▁the ▁story . ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women " ▁begins ▁with ▁Es dan ▁being ▁cut ▁off ▁inside ▁the ▁emb ass y . ▁When ▁he ▁attempts ▁to ▁escape ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ref ute ▁propag anda ▁that ▁the ▁Ek umen ▁has ▁taken ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁government , ▁he ▁is ▁captured , ▁and ▁in ▁capt ivity ▁real izes ▁that ▁his ▁safety ▁lies ▁in ▁silence ▁and ▁circum spe ction . ▁The ▁tort ure ▁he ▁under go es ▁is ▁not ▁meant ▁to ▁force ▁him ▁to ▁reve al ▁information , ▁but ▁to ▁" sil ence ▁him ▁further ▁through ▁hum ili ation ". ▁Cad den ▁writes ▁that ▁Es dan ▁eventually ▁finds ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁community ▁among ▁the ▁slaves , ▁who ▁are ▁also ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁war . ▁Cad den ▁described ▁the ▁story ▁as ▁sharing ▁similar ities ▁with ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁works ▁set ▁in ▁Or sin ia . ▁ ▁Sch olar ▁Sand ra ▁L indow ▁writes ▁that ▁" Old ▁Music ▁and ▁the ▁S lave ▁Women " ▁continued ▁Le ▁Gu in ' s ▁expl oration ▁of ▁peace ful ▁responses ▁to ▁violence ▁and ▁war . ▁Through ▁the ▁story ▁Le ▁Gu in ▁suggests ▁that ▁during ▁times ▁of ▁violence ▁no ▁one ▁is ▁imm une ▁to ▁it , ▁such