Essay about The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

In this essay I am going to discuss Wells' use of contrast in the Time

The last line of the Time Machine by H.G. Wells really summarizes the moral lesson of the novel. Although it is not always experienced by the time traveler, 100 percent of the time, the protagonist has experienced it more than enough for it to stand

Wells has shown that the two different species have evolved to suit their needs and natural habitat. The Morlocks have large eyes, like those of nocturnal animals, like bats and owls. The eyes are shaped like this so that the light is drawn to the retina, therefore enabling them to see in the subterranean community. The Morlocks have very pale, white skin like that of animals that live in the dark, e.g. the white fish of the Kentucky caves.

of men who gather every thursday in the presence of a man we only know by the name of the “Time Traveller.” The unnamed group of men discuss a wide array of topics and issues of the 19th century. As we read deeper into the contents of the book, we learn about the Time Traveler's interest in the subject of time travelling and his remarkable work (an example of this is his small model for the time machine he has created). The group of men dismiss the Time Traveler's story and full functioning prototype, quoting “He is a man too clever to be trusted” (“The Time Machine”). The following thursday, the group of men congregate at the Time Traveler's home, withe the Time Traveller nowhere to be found. The Time Traveller eventually returns with tales of the future - Morlocks, Eloi, the Great White Sphynx and more! According to the Traveller, he enters the year

The Theme of Humanity in the Time Machine H.G Wells was born in Bromley Kent on the 21st September 1866. He had attended school called Midhurst Grammar in 1883, soon after he had gone to the normal school of science in London. There he had learned biology, which could lead to why he had written science fiction novels. He had left the school without the qualifications to become a writer. He began his career as a writer in 1893 and then continued to create stories, such as the Time Machine.

These creatures live underground and are presumably labourers of the society, which cannot come out during the night. During one of the TT’s encounters with the Morlocks, he describes them as being in the dark, and he can only see ‘a pair of eyes.’ The pair of eyes evidently bring factors of fear and intimidation into action, this figurative technique used by Wells is called a synecdoche, where a body part represents the whole body. Furthermore the Morlocks have been described by characteristics like ‘soft little tentacles, ‘little ape like figure’ which creates the image of a pest or an animal, bringing irritation or annoyance to a human. Therefore it can be concluded that the Morlocks are like animals and the Eloi are like

H.G. Wells's Presentation of Future in The Time Machine When Wells was writing "The Time Machine" in 1895 England was a country where society consisted of several classes. These were mainly the middle classes, these were the people who ran factories and had a lot of wealth. The other class was working class, the people who worked in factories and mines. Also there were a huge number of factories and mines.

The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, a novel about a mans journey through the future or criticism to the evolution of human race? The time traveller sets out on this journey not knowing what he would find or see in the year 802,701. When he arrives he comes across people known as the Eloi. The Elois are uneducated, small beautiful creature who don’t work or have any political issues. What seems at first like a utopian society that he heard of in the 19th century turns out to be quite different as he finds out about the Morlocks. The Morlocks live underground and are the “working class” creatures that consume Elois. By providing these two different class wells is trying to prove devolution of society through the knowledge of the “upper class” and “lower class” in the Victorian Era. Throughout the Time Machine H.G Wells tries to demonstrate how the class systems have changed, not just differentiating through rich and poor, but instead displaying how they have evolved into two different species over time.

H.G. Wells writes a novel called The Time Machine. This novel is loosely influenced by Darwin's Origen of Species . There are three theories that Wells basis his book off from Darwin. They are that humans will continually evolve, natural selection means that organism that have the most favorable traits survive, prosper, and maintain those favorable traits, and that in nature, organisms are limited to their ability to survive, based on how their surrounding climate changes. Wells has the Time Traveller form three clear theories about the Morlocks and the Eloi throughout the novel. The Eloi are rich and wealthy whereas the Morlock are the lower class and live in poverty. Both benefit from their environments and have evolved because of their lifestyles. The natural selection of their lives is shown by how they have adapted.

In The Time Machine, H. G. Wells explores the Victorian elements of 19th century society through symbolism in the novel’s depiction of the environment. Wells depicts the Time Machine as an impractical and extravagant construction in order to criticize the Victorian values which the Machine embodies. The White Sphinx, a statue the Time Traveler encounters when he travels the future, serves as symbol of the decay and death of the Victorian ideals. The Time Traveler’s description of the Palace of Green Porcelain, a symbol Victorian extravagance, suggests that the Victorian ideal will fail because of its indulgence and superficiality. In The Time Machine, H. G. Wells uses the symbolism of environments in order to convey his criticism of the Victorian ideal as an indulgent and superficial system of values that will lead failure.

In H.G. Wells’ novel The Time Machine, the unnamed protagonist, whom the narrator simply refers to as the “Time Traveller”, states, “It is a law of nature we overlook, that intellectual versatility is the compensation for change, danger, and trouble… There is no intelligence where there is no change and no need for change” (pg. 65). The Time Traveller designs and creates a time machine to travel far into the future, to the year eight hundred and two thousand seven hundred and one A.D., where he meets a race of tranquil people, the Eloi (pp. 19, 24). He describes one of the first Eloi men that he meets once he arrives in the future as follows: “He was a slight creature¬— perhaps four feet high— clad in purple tunic, girdled at the waist with a leather belt. Sandals or buskins— I could not clearly distinguish which— were on his feet; his legs were bare to the knees, and his head was bare” (pg. 19). After spending some time with the Eloi, the Time Traveller concludes that the entire race is simple-minded. The Eloi live uncomplicated lives, free from struggles, despair, and distress; the Eloi do not work either, “the shop, the advertisement, traffic, all that commerce which constitutes the body of our world, was gone” (pg.

Time travel is often thought of as an incredible journey towards a future of uncertainties and of great technological expectations. It is also associated with the curiosity of how one might end up doing with one’s own life. And if time travel were possible, one would opt into looking at one’s future self. Time travel is not only associated with the two mentioned expectations, but it is also thought of as a means for personal gain.

For many years, the well-known novelist, H.G. Wells has captivated the minds and imaginations of readers with his multiple best-selling books; The Invisible Man, The Island of Dr. Moreau, and The War of the Worlds. These selections however are not Wells’ most controversial novel. The Time Machine, written in 1895, is Wells’ most talked about work. Multiple different themes and various sides are seen to be taken within this novel, one of these main themes being the separation of classes. While the Morlock’s and the Eloi, in H.G. Wells’ novel; The Time Machine, play an extremely important role in distinguishing the future for this book, one has reason to believe that there is a broader underlying meaning for these two types of

In the novel a Time Machine by H.G. Wells the novel takes place in two very different locations the 1800s and the far distant future. Although they are very far away from eacher in time they are still both familiar. What makes them so familiar is their problems. They haven't gone away, and this is because the human race believe they are the center of the universe, and it is this shortsightedness that will lead them to their inevitable demise. A time traveler travels to the far future. In the future he learns that the class division had become extreme. The working class have become savage creatures called Morlocks, and the upper class have become a passive race called Eloi. The Time traveler goes back

The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds were written by Herbert George Wells who was born in the mid 19th century. Wells is best known for being a father of science fiction. As a teenager, Wells won a scholarship to the Normal school of Science and was very influenced by his experiences there. Throughout Well’s stories, there is a constant theme of advancing science and how that relates to human ideas of warfare and class struggle. Wells grew up poor and in an era with the two biggest wars so his writing is very affected by those experiences. Additionally, influence from works such as On the Origin of Species helped create key themes throughout his books. By writing both novels, Wells speaks about how technology affects humans and how emotions