In The Time Machine, by H.G Wells, Wells’ view of humanity is shown as the Traveler advances into the future. When he reaches the year 802,701 AD, he encounters two different species of what seem to be the humans of that time period. The Time Traveller names these two species “Eloi” and the “Morlocks”. Both of these represent Wells’ view of humanity that will form as time advances. Although they are both organisms of the future, the way they live their lives are very different. The Eloi are very naive creatures who live on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks live underground and are more advanced as they use machinery and provide food and clothing. Both the Morlocks and the Eloi represent the decline of humanity that H.G Wells believes
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These creatures look nothing like humans to the Time Traveller, and when he first sees one, he says that “It was so like a human spider”!” (46). The appearance of the Morlocks frightens the Time Traveller as they are nothing like the Eloi, which are the creatures that he is used to seeing. These Morlocks hunt on Eloi during the night, and it is for that reason that the Eloi are afraid of the dark. The Time Traveller learns to despise the Morlocks, as it is stated that he “longed very much to kill a Morlock or so” (67). This is due to the fact that he did not think of them as humans at all, and the thought of killing a Morlock seemed the same as a modern human killing an animal while hunting. Despite the fact that the Morlocks look nothing like humans, their intellect seemed to resemble that of a modern human. The Morlocks are smart enough to use machinery and even to trap the Time Traveller in his own time machine. When he enters the time machine, “The bronze panels suddenly slid up and struck the frame with a clang” (80). The Morlocks are clever enough to lure the Time Traveller into the time machine which suggests that their intelligence is the only human characteristic that they …show more content…
The Morlocks and Eloi are different in all aspects. The Eloi are beautiful, human like creatures while the Morlocks are grotesque creatures who look nothing like humans. Intellectually, the Morlocks are far more advanced than the Eloi and thus are more human in that aspect, as they can operate machinery and were smart enough to trap the Time Traveller in the time machine. The Time Traveller’s view of both species correspond to what Wells believes will result from distinct social classes as time goes
These creatures look nothing like humans to the Time Traveller, and when he first sees one, he says that “It was so like a human spider”!” (46). The appearance of the Morlocks frightens the Time Traveller as they are nothing like the Eloi, which are the creatures that he is used to seeing. These Morlocks hunt on Eloi during the night, and it is for that reason that the Eloi are afraid of the dark. The Time Traveller learns to despise the Morlocks, as it is stated that he “longed very much to kill a Morlock or so” (67). This is due to the fact that he did not think of them as humans at all, and the thought of killing a Morlock seemed the same as a modern human killing an animal while hunting. Despite the fact that the Morlocks look nothing like humans, their intellect seemed to resemble that of a modern human. The Morlocks are smart enough to use machinery and even to trap the Time Traveller in his own time machine. When he enters the time machine, “The bronze panels suddenly slid up and struck the frame with a clang” (80). The Morlocks are clever enough to lure the Time Traveller into the time machine which suggests that their intelligence is the only human characteristic that they …show more content…
The Morlocks and Eloi are different in all aspects. The Eloi are beautiful, human like creatures while the Morlocks are grotesque creatures who look nothing like humans. Intellectually, the Morlocks are far more advanced than the Eloi and thus are more human in that aspect, as they can operate machinery and were smart enough to trap the Time Traveller in the time machine. The Time Traveller’s view of both species correspond to what Wells believes will result from distinct social classes as time goes