![]() ![]() Humans were taught and bred (literally bred) to fear or not be interested in ever returning to the earths surface. Through out the story Forster releases tidbits of details that describe background information but mainly focuses on the daily lives of the average citizens in order to inform us and keep the story going. ![]() ![]() The sci-fi short story was originally published in 1909, while the story is over a century old i still found it very interesting and felt that the characters could very easily resemble exaggerated versions of us (for all I know it could happen!). Forster uses his plot to describe what it means to be a human and the importance of our daily lives. From the first few pages we see that humanity now spend their lives isolated in rooms interacting through holograms and messages showing a lack of human connection. The short story takes place in a dystopian future where mankind has fled under the earths surface to live in what they call “The Machine”. Hello again classmates and anyone else following our posts! This week we were assigned to read “The Machine Stops” by E.M. ![]()
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