Time Machine

Mason Unthank

May 9th, 2014

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Mrs. Stephanie

     

      In the Story “Time Machine,” by H.G. Wells,  the man known as “the time traveler” journeys into the far future. His occidental self notices an evolution of man known as Eloi. who look quite a bit different, they have blonde curly hair, have fair skin, and have tiny tentacle-like suckers on their hands. The Eloi are very indolent, arrogant, blissful, and afraid of the dark. The time traveler presumes that the Eloi live in a communist society, because he doesn't see anyone working, though the Eloi of clothes, shoes and food. One night, the time traveler walks in while the Eloi are sleeping, and when he startles them they seem to express an extreme fear. He does not seem to know why, until the near future. While he was walking outside, he noticed a series of deep wells. He lights a match, looks inside, and sees another subdivision of the human race, called Morlocks. The Morlocks live underground, come out at night, and do all the work for the Eloi. The Morlocks have pale skin, are strong, smart, and hunt the Eloi, which is why the Eloi are afraid of the dark. This makes the time traveler switch his prospective from a communist society to a society of “haves” and “have-nots,” which is more of a capitalistic view. So, while the Eloi live in a utopian heaven, the Morlocks live in a dystopian hell.