The Machine Stops
Author: E. M. Forster
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Languages: English, RU, German, Chinese
Genre: Dystopian, Sci-Fi, Short story
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In a future where humanity lives underground, served and ruled by an all-powerful Machine, a woman's son insists there is still life on the forsaken surface of the Earth.
Characters
- Vashti — Lecturer; Kuno's mother: A Machine-worshipping lecturer who dreads the open surface of the Earth.
- Kuno — Vashti's son: Vashti's restless son, who longs to see the Earth's surface with his own eyes.
- The Machine — The global system: The omnipotent global apparatus that houses, feeds and connects all humanity.