Charles Darwin was a well-known naturalist and geologist who lived and grew up in the United Kingdom. He is commonly known for his work On the Origin of Species which is now considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. In the book The Time Machine, the Time Traveller theorizes about the evolution of two subdivisions of human life in the future, the Morlocks and the Eloi. The Time Traveller’s theories reflect the ideas of Charles Darwin in that humans evolved, natural selection aided in survival, and organisms were limited in their abilities.
In On the Origin of Species, Darwin stated that different species evolved in order to survive and adapt to the environment. When looking at the Time Traveller’s theory of human evolution we can see that it related to Darwin’s theory in a few ways. One way is by looking at the Eloi; the Eloi are described as having curly hair, large eyes, and dressed in purple garments. They are …show more content…
There is evidence from the Time Traveller’s theory to back this up because the Eloi and Morlocks faced different living situations. As discussed in the previous paragraph, the Morlocks lived underground, thus preventing them from harsh light exposure. They were afraid and scattered when they saw that the Time Traveller had fire. The Morlock’s sensitivity to light prevented them from attacking the Eloi during the day time. Because of this, the Morlocks are limited in their ability to survive since they are most active during the night. Unlike the Morlocks, the Eloi are limited in their ability to survive because they are afraid of the darkness. They are afraid of the darkness because that is when the Morlocks are most likely to attack, and because of how frail the Eloi are, they are unable to defend themselves. Due to these reasons, the Time Traveller’s theory reflects the ideas of Charles
In On the Origin of Species, Darwin stated that different species evolved in order to survive and adapt to the environment. When looking at the Time Traveller’s theory of human evolution we can see that it related to Darwin’s theory in a few ways. One way is by looking at the Eloi; the Eloi are described as having curly hair, large eyes, and dressed in purple garments. They are …show more content…
There is evidence from the Time Traveller’s theory to back this up because the Eloi and Morlocks faced different living situations. As discussed in the previous paragraph, the Morlocks lived underground, thus preventing them from harsh light exposure. They were afraid and scattered when they saw that the Time Traveller had fire. The Morlock’s sensitivity to light prevented them from attacking the Eloi during the day time. Because of this, the Morlocks are limited in their ability to survive since they are most active during the night. Unlike the Morlocks, the Eloi are limited in their ability to survive because they are afraid of the darkness. They are afraid of the darkness because that is when the Morlocks are most likely to attack, and because of how frail the Eloi are, they are unable to defend themselves. Due to these reasons, the Time Traveller’s theory reflects the ideas of Charles