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What's the major theme in "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"?

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The major theme in the novel "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is the apocalyptic future. The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the human race has been wiped out by a nuclear war. The only survivors are five people who have been captured by a supercomputer named AM. AM has tortured and mutilated the five people, and he forces them to play games with him.
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