Eloi VS. Morlocks

Mason Unthank

April 16^th, 2014

Great Books

Mrs. Stephanie Berry           

In the story “The Time Machine,” by H.G. Wells the Eloi live in a city, which is a bit dilapidated. This gives it the feel of a neglected Garden of Eden. There are probably many reasons for this. The Eloi are very indolent (physically and mentally lazy,) and don’t do any work. They would much rather be playing outside than working on rebuilding an entire city. The Eloi enslaved the Morlocks so they could do the hard labor for them, reducing the amount of time they have to work. The main course of an Eloi’s day is waking up, eating playing, bathing, sleeping, and so on and so forth. The Morlocks however differ. The Morlocks in “The Time Machine” are a much more versatile species. They can build, are strong, and smart. When “the time traveler” enters one of the wells, he notices series of tunnels and elaborate machinery. This gives the Morlock world the feel of a well-organized hell. The Morlocks use their muscles to build and do work for the Eloi, their brains to design machinery and plan attacks and are just overall a better species for the type of world they live in. The Eloi and the Morlocks were both supposed to have evolved from humans, but when looking at their differences, this can be hard to believe.