Wells ' The Time Machine Wells

As humans began to develop, the need to expand increased. Some of this increase causes nature to be destroyed on the very foundation in which the new buildings and complexes are built. In the two pieces of writing, The Serpents of Paradise by Edward Abbey and Wasteland: An Elegy by Mary Oliver, the authors examine their own personal experiences with nature. In order to show that humans should respect and are connected to nature, the authors narrate their story in first person, but choose different approaches to aspects such as tone and the use of pathos.

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

the Eloi and the Morlock are said to be evolved from the upper and lower classes, the Eloi being from the upper class and the Morlock from the lower class. The Time Machine was inspired by Darwin's book called, "Origin of Species" which was written about evolution and natural selection. H.G Wells makes clear connections to Darwin's work, focusing on the points that humans will continually evolve, Natural Selection, and that organisms are limited in their ability to survive.

The Time Machine written by H.G. Wells is metaphorically describing humanity as being peaceful on the surface, but under hidden depths there is a desire to be destructive. In the early chapters of the book, the time traveller expects the descendants of mankind to be super-intelligent, but is disappointed by the behaviour of the supposedly advanced species, the Eloi. His curiosity about the mysterious wells leads to his discovery of the Morlocks and their hidden technology, and what he believes is the confirmation of a dystopic future. Towards the conclusion of his journey the book shows how he had come to love the Eloi because of their childlike nature, but hated the Morlocks because of their destructive and carnivorous

Humans are born from and return to earth at death; human beings and nature are bound up each other. Yet, the technological modern world has shaped humans to be oblivious of nature and the ethnocentrism has positioned human beings above all other things. Nature has become resources for people and nothing more than that. David Abram, the author of the Ecology of magic, travels into the wild, traditional land in search of the relation between magic and nature; the meaning nature holds in the traditional cultures. Abram intends to communicate his realization of the magical awareness of the countless nonhuman entities and the necessity of the balance between the human communities and the nature to the readers, hoping the Western technologized

The world is advancing so rapidly today, it seems that it will never stop growing in knowledge and complexity. In the novel “The Time Machine” by H.G. Wells, The Time Traveler, as Wells calls him, travels hundreds of thousands of years into the future through time. He arrives at a world that, at first glimpse, is peaceful and clear of any worries. As The Time Traveler explores the world, he discovers that the human race has evolved into 2 distinct forms. Although the world appeared to be the Garden of Eden, it was, in reality, the Garden of Evil. Wells uses three aspects of the futuristic world to illustrate this: the setting, the Eloi, and the Murlocks.

it is noticed that the evolution of the species is related the their social class. The Eloi are evolved from ruling class whereas the Morlocks are evolved from the working class. In the novel, H.G Wells portray the Eloi to be beautiful and graceful, whereas Morlocks resemble “human spiders”. However, their outward appearance do not correspond to what their social standings are. Although, the Eloi used to be living in luxury and could be compared to the wealthy in modern time; the social order changed at one point. This was a result of the Morlocks doing everything; they worked with the machinery and did all of the difficult jobs, but eventually the Morlocks did so much that they Eloi began to rely on them for absolutely everything leaving the Morlocks in control. Now, they prey on the Eloi, who are small and frail, for food. This shows the evolution of social class and where you might be at the top, you eventually can be at the bottom. This connects to Darwin and his ideology because he believed

The time Traveller's think that Eloi are the sole descendants of humanity. This relates to Darwin's theory that most individuals produced in a given population than can possibly survive in that environment, thereby setting up a struggle for survival. This goes to show the similarities of these theories that these two different species of Eloi and humans have the same or similar characteristics as on another based of surviving in an environment.

We shall begin on the first point of Darwin's book, that evolution of humanity will remain constantly changing, the Eloi and Morlock are the prime examples and subject of theory to the time traveler. The Morlock, symbolize the lower class, or the toilers, who have still retained their working prowess, but have become dark creatures who inhabit the underworld, as he calls it. All the Morlock are grotesque in nature, they are mechanically intelligent, and survive on primal instinct, and as previously being the minority under the rich class, they now control the descendants of the upperclass by feeding off them like livestock. This changes how the

Time traveling, a concept known to modern man as inconceivable, but in The Time Machine, by H.G. Wells, this fathom of human fantasy has come to life. Wells entangles a unique blend of contrasting characters, conflicts of capitalist verses laborer divisions, and foreshadowing of the destruction of humanity to seem together this novel of visionary proportions. "The Time Machine is a bleak and sober vision of man's place in the Universe."(McConnell Pg.1581)

In this text, William Cronon analyzes the perspective of nature in today’s society. The author elaborates on the concept of nature and the environment; Cronon challenges popular ideas related to these concepts. According to the text, there are many perspectives of nature throughout society. These different perspectives influence how we react and view the environment. A prominent view that is mentioned in the text is nature as something that is “out there.” In short, this perspective perceives nature as something separate from humanity. For example, a person might take a trip into nature and return back to their home that is separate from the nature they experienced. Cronon challenges this perspective by implying that nature might not be disconnected

Some may say we have lost the connection or relationship with nature . The world as a whole has become more and more distant as time has went on. The earth is used for so much but many don’t take enough time to realize how much it is actually used. The relationship between the earth and its people is explored in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Nature” and Mark Twain’s “The Lowest Animal” In both of these pieces the authors go into the relationship between nature and the people though they both have this in common they each have their differences as well. While comparing and contrasting these texts it opens up the mind to view things that may not usually be seen. Such as the behaviors and habits of the many people that live on this planet earth.

In the time machine when the time traveler arrives millions of years ahead. He discovered there were two types of species, the Elio and the Morlocks, which seemed to be of humans descendants. The Elio, are friendly, fragile and small creatures.The Morlock’s are brutal, disgusting and aggressive creatures. In this time, the whole world seems to be picture- perfect until the time traveler comes and problems starts to occur.

The Time Traveler after he built the life size time machine as he plans “to have a journey on [his] own account” to see the world

He tells his dinner party how Nature becomes better organized and cultivated as with the land of the Eloi. The Eloi’s diet consisted of plentiful fruit, and they were never left wanting. Not only did they live in harmony with nature, but also with each other. Many lived together in large palaces that have tables and cushions, that one may call a commune. Another utopian ideal that is realized in the society of Eloi is that there seems to be peace between everyone without a dominant