October 10, 2004 - 761203 - Child of Misfortune

[Fizzlestix]

This week's Show of the Week is generously presented for us by Kizer Sosay:

[color=orange:2f6224f209]761203 - Child of Misfortune[/color:2f6224f209]
[color=gray:2f6224f209]written by Ian Martin; starring Norman Rose[/color:2f6224f209]

[size=11:2f6224f209][color=#555555:2f6224f209]"I found this to be pretty daring stuff for '70s AM radio." ~ Kizer Sosay[/color:2f6224f209][/size:2f6224f209]

Enjoy the show! ~ Fizz

[brian1984_2001]

Yes, this one was a bit risque for the time.

The story definitely contains some elements of Nabikov's [u:5cc7e56516]Lolita[/u:5cc7e56516]

However, the story was not as strong as it could have been, nor as interesting.

I gave it a three.

[Fizzlestix]

I recall back when I did a stint as a college teacher, a mentor-like colleague told me very early on, "If the situation arises that you are alone in a classroom with a female student, always make sure the door to the room is open. In fact, it would be wise to stand near the door."

His point was that he'd seen in his tenure, too many occasions in which a young teacher's career was either in question or jeopardy because of the promiscuous shenanigans of a student.

I never had to worry about something like this happening, but this RMT tale is a vivid reminder of what "could" happen. How one young individual's obscure behavior can certainly affect - even disrupt the life of - someone unsuspecting.

While the show itself was definitely a bit of a shocker (especially for the 70's, like you said), it just never seemed to really bowl me over. The male character was too easily swooned by the young girl, which may be due to the time factor of the show. However, it's a theme that often appears in film, literature, and television time and time again.

Thanks for the pick! A very good show.