Tillie Olsen's "Tell Me a Riddle: These Things Shall Be"

On Monday night, May 20th, the selection under consideration will be "Tell Me a Riddle: These Things Shall Be," by Tillie Olsen. This novella tells the story of Eva and David, a long-married couple. It is both a retrospective of their marriage and a meditation on an important pending life decision they must make together.  It raises many questions about living with modest means, the raising of children, retirement options, extended family's role in eldercare, political activism, and the relations between the sexes.