Which statement is the best summary of "The Machine Stops"?
A son's desire to explore has inspired his mother to seek new
adventures beyond the security of her room.
B. A mother's conversation with her son reveals that an
overdependence on technology suppresses creative
thought.
С. An exchange between a mother and son reveals the new
and creative ways that technology is being used to
enhance daily routines.
D. Face-to-face communication is criticized as outdated,
because it is much more convenient to use machines to
interact with family members.
Answer:
B. A mother's conversation with her son reveals that an overdependence on technology suppresses creative thought.
Explanation:
The book "The Machine Stops" is about a future where machines are in charge of every facet of human life.
Two characters in the book Vashti and her son Kuno who are inhabitants of this new world. Kuno somehow manages to get to the surface outside of the influence of the machines and he tells his mother how the surface is and how the machines can't rule them forever.
As the novel goes on, there are different instances of where over-reliance on the machines limits creative thought because the machine does everything for them. There was a case study of a man that did not know how to pick a book that had fallen from his hands because there was no nearby machine to do it for him.
