Morlock

The Eloi area of of the two post-human races in H. G. Wells' 1895 novel The Time Machine. By the year AD 8072,701, humanity has evolved into two separate species: the Eloi nd the Morlocks, whereof Eloi live a banal life life of ease on the surface of the earth, while the Morlocks live underground, tending machinery and providing food, clothing and infrastructure for the Eloi. The narration suggests that the separation of species may have been the result of a widening split between different social classes. Having solved all problems that required strength , intelligence, or virtue, the Eloi have slowly become dissolve and naive: they are described a smaller than modern humans, with shoulder-length curly hair, pointed chins, large eyes smalls mouths with bright red then lips, and sub-human intelligence.…

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…

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…

will affect the future. Traveling to 802,701 A.D., the time traveler meets the eloi and morlocks, who seem to be the descendants of humans. Throughout his travels, Wells includes hints on how he thinks the social class and industrial revolution of the Victorian era will affect the evolution of humans. Although there are people benefiting from the social classes and technology advances, lower classes have to endure hardships to get by in life. The concerns Wells expresses in The Time Machine was…

of them. Similarly, his encounter with the Morlocks goes about the same way; however, he bases his assumption more on appearance. He describes the Morlocks as “unpleasant creatures from below, these whitened Lemurs, this new vermin”(Wells). Professor John Huntington, from the University of Illinois, states how the Time Traveler 's portrayal of the two species can be summed up with two labels: “the Eloi seem subhuman, the Morlocks superanimal” (Huntington 43). Though the Time Traveler thinks he…

don’t know anything but themselves. Later, the Time Traveller discovers the Morlocks who actually are running the society, and providing supply for the Eloi. They are ape-like, and dull white with greydish-red eyes; he describes them as a “human rat”. Especially, they practice cannibalism-meaning they eat the Eloi. The Time Traveller says, “These Eloi were mere fatted cattle, which the antlike Morlocks preserved and preyed upon-probably saw to the breeding off” (80; chapter 7). The Eloi and the…

nature of class distinction in society is clearly shown through the societal origins of the Eloi and Morlocks, the actions of the Morlocks and Time Traveller, and the various titles of the characters. The theme of societal oppression presented throughout Wells’ novella is directly on account of his personal ideological beliefs and upbringing. During the 1890’s, Britain was experiencing much growth and prosperity, as both industrialization and population were on the rise- but despite the…

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…

explaining these creatures called Eloi's and Morlocks. He describes the Eloi's to be existent in the year of 802,701 AD, who are upper class individuals that lived in luxury and spoke in a simple language. They are also the main food source to the Morlocks. On the other hand, Morlocks are described as dull, grey skin, chinless, large red eye, flaxen haired creatures who live underground with ancient machines. They are described as weak as one but with a swarm of them can be hard to…

and Morlocks. Initially, he is thrown into the year 802,701 AD into a dystopian society divided between two polar opposite human races. The Eoli are peaceful, lazy, and carefree, almost to the point of dumbness. On the other hand, the Morlocks are creatures of night and live in the underground throughout the day. Recognizing that these two races originated from humans today, the Time Traveler theorizes three main ideas about how this came about. In the Time Machine, the Time Traveler suggests…