The Book That Saved the Earth by Claire Boiko is a humorous play that presents a futuristic world where books and written texts are no longer valued In the play a group of people from the 25th century are looking back at the past The central focus of the story is the importance of a book that according to historical records saved the Earth The main characters include a scholar named Professor a reader of the book and a group of people from the future who have misunderstood the significance of the book The play presents how people from the future who live in a world with no physical books or texts believe the books power is to save the Earth from some kind of catastrophe despite the confusion about its true purpose Eventually it becomes clear that the book contained wisdom that helped to change the future by preserving knowledge and promoting peace The play mixes humor with a futuristic setting showing how people in the future may lose the value of books and education only to rediscover their importance in the end It highlights the theme of the power of literature knowledge and the importance of preserving books in a changing world Themes The importance of books and knowledge The value of education The role of literature in shaping society and the future The humorous misunderstanding of past events by future generations This play underlines the significance of books in saving humanity and the Earth from ignorance demonstrating their everlasting value across time