The last class

: "The Last Class" by Richard Banks is a science fiction story from the 1960s that takes place in a future where people are all the same, without their own thoughts or feelings, and tells the journey of Miss Hippiness as she shares the chaotic beauty of the 20th century to her students. The plot dives around Miss Hippiness, a teacher who wants to show the youth the value of the past by talking about gangsters, personal freedom, and true feelings, things that her world has removed. Facing her termination for these lessons, she finds importance in her bond with her students, and comes to terms with her end with her students as she preserves humanity's spark. The story is a statement of how crucial it is to have personal experience and memory when everything is being made the same.