

Both the issues of loving relationships and the emergence of technology are important to Forester. Throughout the story, Forester explores the relationship between Vashti and her son Kuno, who she hardly sees or talks to, as Kuno tries to go to the surface of the Earth and The Machine begins to malfunction. Life is spent alone for the people of Forester’s world as they are only surrounded by The Machine, which is ironically meant to make communication and daily life more efficient. Forester’s “The Machine Stops,” Vashti lives isolated in her cell underground, just like the rest of society in this dystopian short story. Professor Hodin's comments are at the bottom to show what the good and parts are of the essay.


It shows the skill level with which I began the course and will give a good indication of how I improved as the next essays are read.
