Comments on: Sci-fi spitting in Mona Lisa's eye

Question: Sci-fi spitting in Mona Lisa's eye

bollockovnikov — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:56:52 -0800

Short Story Askme: I read a short dystopian story many years ago set in a run-down, post apocalyptic future. A queue of people line up on a street to spit at a painting. The painting represents all the problems of the past. It is implied that the painting is The Mona Lisa. What is the story?

By: Wolfster

Wolfster — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:43:16 -0800

"The Smile" by Ray Bradbury

By: mrbarrett.com

mrbarrett.com — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:41:02 -0800

Yes, probably Bradbury's "The Smile."

In a similar vein, you might want to read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Usula K. Le Guin.