Project Gutenberg 2023-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 109 Banks, Richard Adkins, Dan 1937 2013 Adkins, Dan L. The last class $aNew York, NY :$bZiff-Davis Publishing Company, $c1962. Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Last Class" by Richard Banks is a thought-provoking science fiction story written in the early 1960s. The narrative unfolds in a future society where individualism and emotional connections have been replaced by a sterile conformity, with a focus on a dedicated teacher named Miss Hippiness. The central topic reflects on the contrasts between the vibrancy and chaos of the 20th century and the current monotony of her world, emphasizing the loss of essential human experiences and the mind-numbing control of technology. The story revolves around Miss Hippiness, who attempts to imbue her young students with a sense of wonder about the past, sharing tales of gangsters, individual freedom, and authentic experiences that no longer exist in her present day. As she passionately recounts stories, she faces her own existential crisis when she learns of her impending disintegration due to her subversive teachings. In a poignant climax, she realizes that her connection with her students—even if one is an android—represents a final flicker of the humanity she longs to preserve. Ultimately, the narrative serves as a commentary on the importance of individual experience and memory in the face of oppressive uniformity, concluding with Miss Hippiness’ emotional yet resigned acceptance of her fate alongside her cherished pupil. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20231015133104banks 1962 US Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Teachers -- Fiction Dystopias -- Fiction School children -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 46415 2025-06-28T12:32:42.876702 text/html 21870 2023-11-20T16:45:58 text/html 337097 2025-06-28T12:32:46.036667 application/epub+zip 335876 2025-06-28T12:32:44.292735 application/epub+zip 224483 2025-06-28T12:32:43.401706 application/epub+zip 1085415 2025-06-28T12:32:47.296683 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1078836 2025-06-28T12:32:45.486678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 39094 2025-06-28T12:32:42.745702 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19299 2023-11-20T16:45:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17170 2025-06-28T12:32:47.428662 application/rdf+xml 29685 2025-06-28T12:32:43.813689 image/jpeg 4525 2025-06-28T12:32:43.604703 image/jpeg 2075253 2025-06-28T12:32:42.902700 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia