Exploiting the Subconscious: Utilitarianism and the Subject(ive) in Ursula K. Le Guin’s “The Lathe of Heaven”

This study examines the role of narrative modality in Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel “The Lathe of Heaven” for the formation of the characters’ narrative positions with regard to their actions and gradual progression through different modal positions. Their narrative roles are related to their overall attitude towards utilitarianism as a socio-political concept.