Problem 1: What is Socrates' notion of childhood? Why do you think that it so important to shape a child's experience? Why cannot we just let kids grow up "naturally" and expect that they will be alright?
Problem 2: According to Socrates, what is the worst "defect" or fault in the work of poets such as Hesiod and Homer? When and how is this fault committed? To what is this fault compared?
Problem 3: What are some of the "unsuitable" fictions about the gods to which Socrates objects?