I Will Be Good It Says Please Let Me Out

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'It's a small room. A mere broom closet or disused disused tool room,' she writes. 'The door is always locked and nobody ever comes except that sometimes the child has no understanding of time or interval.' It could be a boy or a girl, it looks about six but actually is nearly ten. Perhaps it was born defective or perhaps it has become imbecile through fear, malnutrition, and neglect', says author.

David and Tamler are pulled into Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Omelas is a truly happy city, except for one child who lives in abominable misery. Is that too high a moral cost? Why do some people walk away from the city? Why does no one help the child? Why does Le Guin make us create the city with her? Plus, we talk about our listener meetup in Vancouver, and a new edition of [dramatic music] GUILTY CONFESSIONS. Note: if this episode strikes you as too puritanical, then please add an orgy.

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