02724cam a22003733u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000480012624500420017426400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000850040250000310048750501220051850801840064052012520082453400730207665300200214965300200216965300270218965300720221685600430228899900190233172890UtSlPG20260610134703.0mcr n260607r20241928utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a28011816  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aForster, E. M.q(Edward Morgan),d1879-197014aThe eternal moment, and other stories 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eternal_Moment  aRelease date is 2024-02-070 aThe machine stops -- The point of it -- Mr. Andrews -- Co-ordination -- The story of the siren -- The eternal moment.  aGreg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)  a"The Eternal Moment and Other Stories" by E. M. Forster is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The opening story, "The Machine Stops," explores a dystopian future where humanity lives underground, wholly dependent on a vast Machine that caters to their needs while isolating them from the natural world. The protagonist, Vashti, engages in dispassionate communication with her son, Kuno, who challenges her to reconnect with the outside world but is met with resistance.  The opening of the book introduces us to a suffocating society where human interaction is mediated through technology, exemplified by Vashti's routine life filled with lectures and social exchanges that lack genuine connection. As her son Kuno yearns to experience the surface of the Earth and rejects the comforts of the Machine, the story begins to unfold themes of personal freedom, the importance of direct experience, and the dangers of overreliance on technology. This tension between mother and son sets the stage for a deeper reflection on the essence of humanity and existence beyond mechanical confines, hinting at the perilous consequences of an overly mechanized and disconnected society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1928  aScience fiction  aFantasy fiction  aShort stories, English  aGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/72890  c113615d113615