H. G. Wells

A utopia is a perfect society, but even the slightest mishap in the attempt of a utopia could develop it into a dystopia, a horrible and oppressive society. In 1961, a dystopian short story was written called Harrison Bergeron, by Kurt Vonnegut. The society has measured the strength, intelligence and looks of the average person and put handicap on the citizens who are above those expectations. Harrison Bergeron, a short story by Kurt Vonnegut, exhibits dystopian characteristics such as…

influenced a great number of authors including many renowned ones, such as George Orwell, H.G. Wells and Jorge Luis. George Orwell took the same approach to Swift as Swift took to Defoe, however, saying that at best Swift was “a Tory Anarchist, despising authority while disbelieving in liberty” (Webster). Despite this, Orwell admitted that Swift was undoubtedly one of the top influencers of his work. H.G. Wells on the other hand, another highly revered author, used many of Swift’s main themes…

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…

“The Veldt” is a short story written by Ray Bradbury on September 23, 1950. Bradbury, known for his science fiction genre, wrote many novels including: Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Dandelion Wine and more. The common theme of his novels is that humans can be manipulated by technology. “The Veldt” is about a family that has a very technologically advanced home that performs every task for them. The children eventually get revenge on their parents with their own technology – the nursery…

Rashaun Richardson February 17, 2016 In the story, “Shooting an Elephant”, the narrator is contradictory in his feelings, by supporting one set of people, the Burmans, but serving another, the British. The reader infers that he can’t decide who to fight for because in the text the narrator explains the treatment of the Burmans by the English, but then tells the treatment of himself by the Burmans. For example, the narrator states that the treatment of the Burman prisoners were…

Often times, science fiction presents views of time travel that are inconsistent with the philosophical notions of time travel. Although A and B theory as well as Growing Block Theory are highly debated, for a science fiction film to gain philosophical credibility it must commit fully to one of these. I maintain that the time travel presented in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is consistent with B theory as presented by D.C Williams and directly follows David Lewis’ notion of time…

Three of the time travelers theories are the following, the Eloi are the sole descendants of humanity, or hybrid meaning everyone looks similar. Second the Eloi are a result of humanity making everything so simple, safe and easy that they have no need for military, violence, or competition making them week, lazy and stupid. Last he believes that the Morlocks were once slaves to the Eloi, being the “working class”, but took revenge on them and prey and terrorize them. All theories are developed…

Millions of people around the world sit down in front of their television set and are told that “For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear”. But this seemingly absorbing lead into a popular science fiction TV show is actually telling the truth. What the unsuspecting audience is being fed is chilling. “What is dangerous about television is not its junk, it is that television is transforming all serious public business into junk” (449 P4) In addition, the…

money; leaving my sewing supplies behind again. The sheer nervousness at the beginning of my speech seemed to fuel the wreak, but I did not let it show. Turning back the clock, so I had more time to prepare was all I could think about. Nothing was going well for me, and being in a speech club for four years no doubt! The four minute mark shocked me, because I was still on my introduction. I knew it was over then; the train had crashed and burned. This is what began the rambling during my actual…

As the Time Traveller arrives in 802, 701 AD, Wells presents a dystopian future. The year itself expresses deterioration. The first half of the number of 802 decreases in the second half to 701; 8 becomes 7, 2 becomes 1. Moreover, the Time Traveller discovers that humanity’s technological advances subsequently…