Short story: The Machine Stops by E.M. Forster

[Ecstatic Youth]

Excellent short story about a world 100% dependant on technology. As you can tell from the title, the machine that controls every single aspect of their life stops and it is absolute death for the entire Earth. Very dark story, also VERY good. Written in 1909. Definitly worth the read.

Here's a few places where to read it(some may be easier on the eyes that others):

http://brighton.ncsa.uiuc.edu/~prajlich/forster.html

http://www.plexus.org/forster.html

http://emforster.de/hypertext/template.php3?t=tms

http://plexus.org/forster/index.html

I'm pretty sure all of these lead to the full text o fthe story.


I would also like to hear your thoughts on the story.

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

its in my favorites

ill read tomorrow

 

[EY]

You fucks, read this shit. It's fucking good you dildos! Read you lazy fucks........or i'll yell more! MORE YELLING

-EY

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

I read it, its still in my favorites

Unfortunately, Ive forgotten it completely.

Tomorrow!!!!

 

[PlatypusJesus]

I read some of it when you first posted it, then my computer screwed up and I had to shut down and then I went to bed. And it's late right now, so I don't feel like reading. I'll come back tomorrow and read it. Maybe. If you yell some more.

 

[mReEtTaIlRsEkD]

saw your name and remembered.

After awhile it became quite the mind fuck---

it was pretty interesting

 

[RETIREDTrapped]

Awesome dude... i've read that before, but you've reminded me of it! Very cool!

 

[Ecstatic Youth]

**INSERT YELLING HERE**