Ihmisten kapina

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Gutenberg ID

77009

Title

Ihmisten kapina

Language

fi

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Project Gutenberg

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Set in a dystopian future, this Finnish drama explores the conflict between a tyrannical industrial magnate and his rebellious children. As global tensions rise and war threatens humanity, a secret plot unfolds on a remote island, culminating in a dramatic confrontation that forces a choice between total destruction and a fragile peace.

Summary up to 500 words

Lauri Haarla's *Ihmisten kapina* (The Rebellion of Men) presents a grand, operatic drama set in the early third millennium. The narrative centers on Huggs, a wealthy trust magnate who rules from a futuristic office, believing he owns the world. His family is deeply fractured: his wife Bertha resents his obsession with power, his son Robert is a visionary pilot, and his son Ernst, alongside a group of conspirators known as the "Catiline's sons," plots to overthrow him. The story shifts between Huggs' opulent office and a massive shipyard where workers and engineers debate their loyalty. Tensions escalate as Ernst's faction attempts to sabotage Huggs' operations, while Robert discovers a way to unite the warring factions. The plot thickens with the arrival of Karl Fiilip, a descendant of fallen European royalty, and Gertrud, Huggs' anxious daughter who fears the coming doom. As the world teeters on the brink of a second world war, the conspirators plan to destroy the island and its population to end the cycle of violence. However, Robert intervenes, revealing that the very machines meant for destruction can be turned to peace. In a climactic scene, the sky fills with aircraft from all nations, not to fight, but to broadcast a message of unity. The conspirators' plot is exposed, and Huggs, realizing the futility of his tyranny, prepares to face judgment alongside his sons. The play concludes with the destruction of the island as a warning monument, leaving the rest of the world to flourish under a new era of cooperation and peace.

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