Super Short Summary

Metropolis, by Thea von Harbou, is a love story set in the year 2026, that explores the stark class division between a pleasure-seeking elite living in skyscrapers and an oppressed working class toiling underground. As Freder Fredersen, the son of a powerful leader, encounters a beautiful working-class girl, he becomes horrified by the conditions of the Lower City and begins a journey of social awakening, resistance, and romance amidst the backdrop of his father's despotic rule and the machinations of a rogue scientist. The narrative delves deeply into themes of social justice, class struggle, and human empathy.