Discuss well's visions of the future H.G. Wells lived at the turn of the century

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Discuss well’s visions of the future

H.G. Wells lived at the turn of the century. During this time, there was a huge gulf between the rich and poor. “The Time Traveller’s” socialist tone highlights the injustices of the British class system. Well’s protagonist, imagines the future to consist of a perfect society, where everyone is equal and technology is extremely advanced. This view is based on mankind’s continual advances during his lifetime, so he assumes we will continue to advance in the future. “The Time Traveller” reflects H.G Well’s opinions about mankind, and acts as a warning for what could happen in the future if society does not embrace equality and humanity.

         When the Time Traveller arrives in the future, he notices the “little people” which are later known as the “Eloi.” They are all extremely alike in appearance. They all wear tunics of the same material, have “the same hairless visage” and the same curly shoulder length hair. The men have the same physic as the women as there is no need to carry out any physical work. He immediately thinks that this is communist society especially as they all live, eat and sleep together in one large building. They are all equal in every aspect of their lives. He believes that the Eloi are living off the work of others and are therefore, part of an “automatic organisation.” The Eloi profiting from the success of previous generations when humans learnt to control and harness nature. However, as now there is no-one left to control it, nature is slowly taking back the world and turning it wild again. Wells obviously believes communism is the best solution for the whole world. Therefore, when the Time Traveller arrives in the future he sees what he wants to see. The Eloi only eat fruit and vegetables so there is no killing or animal herding which shows peace and strengthens the idea of communism. He fails to acknowledge the obvious dilapidation and decay in the city.

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        The Time Traveller first notices the Morlocks, in the night. There were several of them carrying something up the hill. He thinks they are ghosts, which is a common rationalisation for phenomenon, which is frightening or alien to us. This is true in the Eloi’s case. They are scared of the dark, as they do not know what is out there. The Eloi sleep together because they are scared of the dark because as this is when the Morlocks come out to prey. The Time Traveller then develops a second theory that the Morlocks were the ...

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