Morlock And Eloi Analysis

“If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.” Charles Darwin. Great the misery of the Morlock and Eloi are, from the perspective of the time traveler. From the very moment the Traveler saw the Eloi he began his theory making. Three of which closely resemble or relate to Darwin’s natural selection.

The Time Traveler’s first glance and review of the Eloi people is that they live very peaceful and comfortable lives. He notes that the Eloi have little to no distinction between male and female, most likely to be since there are no real struggles or hardships for them to go through. With the easy lives they lead there is no need for them to be distinctive in their characters, and those traits were just filtered out over time through natural selection. With their human appearance this is what the Traveler firstly believes the human race evolves into over time through the course of natural selection. …show more content…
Both races appear human to the Traveler and he deduces that they coexist and get along with each other. The one better race, the Eloi, live above ground in the sun light. While the lower race, the Morlocks, live underground in the darkness and com out only at night time. Again Natural selection has its hand here. The Eloi live atop the world because they adapted to the society they lived in to get where they are now, which entitled them to live above ground in luxury. The Morlocks on the other hand were forced underground because that’s the only place left for them, so they adapted to the darkness of their underworld. Although if their relationships are harmonious and work, it still leaves the questions why does the Travelers new friend Weena cry when Morlocks are mentioned and why did they steal the Travelers time