Social Darwinism In The 1900's

One of the more popular and underlying theme’s, manifested by Charles Darwin, who during the 1900’s, proposed the theory of evolution. In Darwin’s theory, survival encouraged the reproduction of those species whose varying traits could be the determining factor for a species continuance. The generation after would receive these dominant genes and would be better suited to survive, sustain a healthy population, and the list goes on. Social Darwinism always came back to the idea of “Natural Law." Many evolutionists have concluded that the perfection of any species doesn’t come from natural law, but to the increasing opportunities, as well as the of elaboration of a certain species. Social Darwinism did not follow the idea of a natural phenomena, but instead proposed that a social environment was comparative to a unprincipled natural environment, and that those who fell short, had inferior traits. …show more content…
It showed that the time traveler had favorable traits because of how he was able to acquire his status. A man on the forefront of science, culture ideas and norms, and the understanding of his fellow man. One of the Time Traveler’s use of time travel was when he told the story about his adventure to 802,701 A.D. The time traveler described his jump into time as not just a glimpse into the future, but possible a glimpse into the entire species creation; as well as their extinction. He also describes how the day and night passed “like the flapping of a black wing” (Chapter 3, p. 3). Wells notices a strange argument. In "The Time Machine," The Time Traveller constantly changes his theories of the worlds he counteracts, one theory he did so was to see how the process of “survival of the fittest” played