The poem explores the tension between humanity's aspirations for a better future and the bleak reality of modern life. It critiques the notion that science and technology will solve all problems, instead portraying a world where people are disconnected from nature and each other. The speaker describes a desolate urban landscape, devoid of beauty or hope, where humans are reduced to mere automatons.
By Carlos Drummond de Andrade · First published 1962 · Genre: Science Fiction, Philosophical Fiction, Absurdist Fiction