"The Last Generation"
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"The Last Generation" is the final section of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel *Childhood’s End*, depicting the ultimate evolutionary transformation of humanity.
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| The Last Generation | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book section
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narrative episode ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
the cost of evolutionary transcendence
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what humanity ultimately becomes ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Childhood’s End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInWork | final section of Childhood’s End ⓘ |
| concludes | the narrative arc of Childhood’s End ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Arthur C. Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
merging of human minds into a cosmic Overmind
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transcendence of human individuality ⓘ ultimate evolutionary transformation of humanity ⓘ |
| endsWith |
absorption of the last human minds into the Overmind
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destruction of Earth ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
cosmic consciousness
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end of humanity ⓘ evolution ⓘ human insignificance on a cosmic scale ⓘ intervention of superior alien intelligences ⓘ loss of individuality ⓘ transcendence ⓘ |
| featuresEntity |
Overlords
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Overmind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | part of the novel Childhood’s End ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Jan Rodricks
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the final human children ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Jan Rodricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
apocalyptic
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melancholic ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | often cited as a classic example of cosmic-scale science fiction endings ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
depicts the extinction of the human species as a distinct form
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presents the final fate of Earth ⓘ resolves the mystery of the Overlords’ mission ⓘ |
| partOf | Childhood’s End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
the Overlords as midwives of human evolution
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the last generation of human children as different from their parents ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Childhood’s End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setAfter |
The Golden Age
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The Last of the Overlords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | future Earth ⓘ |
| workGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
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