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E. M. ForsterThe Machine Stops
Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1909A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Throughout the story, the author capitalizes certain words and phrases. Why are these words and phrases significant? How do these words represent the values of the society in the story?
What is the role of religion in the story? What is the importance of a society that worships a machine?
If you had to condense Forster’s warnings to society into one idea, what would it be? Do you agree with this warning? Why or why not? Support your answer with evidence from the text.
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