S1NN3R
09-24-2006, 06:07 PM
So, a long time ago, years and years, a friend of mine was telling me about a book he was reading. At that time, it wasn't really something I thought I would be interested in, but now my tastes have changed, and I'd really like to find it.
The basic plot as I remember is a utopian society (you know, like they all are). Everything is hunky dorey until one or more people find out that to maintain this utopia, a small child has to be locked up in a solitary room, treated badly, and cannot know why he/she is there though in exactly what way that could be defined as contributing to perfection, I have no idea). In the end, it comes down to a decision of whether or not it's worth it to torture even one child that way in exchange for anything, even a utopia.
If this sounds familiar to anyone, I'd really appreciate a name so I could try to find a copy of this. Trying to search Google and such for the plot has been unsuccessful so far. :)
The basic plot as I remember is a utopian society (you know, like they all are). Everything is hunky dorey until one or more people find out that to maintain this utopia, a small child has to be locked up in a solitary room, treated badly, and cannot know why he/she is there though in exactly what way that could be defined as contributing to perfection, I have no idea). In the end, it comes down to a decision of whether or not it's worth it to torture even one child that way in exchange for anything, even a utopia.
If this sounds familiar to anyone, I'd really appreciate a name so I could try to find a copy of this. Trying to search Google and such for the plot has been unsuccessful so far. :)