The Time Machine Analysis
Humans have evolved tremendously over the centuries. We used to live in caves and kill senselessly just to survive. We transformed into sophisticated creatures where the best of us live in mansions and build iPhones to buy food. Because of these advancements, one would expect an almost perfect society in a few millennia from today. One man goes into the future with these expectations but is thoroughly disappointed to find a society that has degressed in more than one way. Apart from the lack of technology, he discovers there is a grim reality . H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is about a seemingly utopian world with danger lurking under the surface.
The whole story about the future is told by the Time Traveler who claims to have built a Time Machine. …show more content…
The Time Traveler gives two important lectures; Filby critiques the first and The Editor critiques the second. Filby is a sceptic and tries to point out all possible ways the time traveler could be lying. Even after some argument, Filby is persistent and tries to speak for the whole audience. When the Time Traveler finally finishes explaining the basics of the time machine and shows a demo, Filby agrees that it looks reasonable. This leads the reader to believe that Filby just doesn’t want to look like a fool (he probably did in the Time Traveler’s previous …show more content…
This leads him to believe that the Time Traveler made the whole thing up and mocks him over and over again. He is a rude man who wants to mock the Time Traveler so much that the Time Traveler won’t lie again.
This novel is very unrealistic. The Time Traveler has an amazing memory. It is hard to believe anyone can remember that much detail. Unless he has an eidetic memory, it is nearly impossible. Time travel is also impossible, but that was intended. What was not intended, is the time machine model that got sent into the past or the future never reappeared. Filby gave a good argument as to why the model couldn’t have been sent into the past, so the model must have gone to the future. However, it never showed up! It was supposed to come in two weeks but it doesn’t. Other than the few loose threads, the book is
The whole story about the future is told by the Time Traveler who claims to have built a Time Machine. …show more content…
The Time Traveler gives two important lectures; Filby critiques the first and The Editor critiques the second. Filby is a sceptic and tries to point out all possible ways the time traveler could be lying. Even after some argument, Filby is persistent and tries to speak for the whole audience. When the Time Traveler finally finishes explaining the basics of the time machine and shows a demo, Filby agrees that it looks reasonable. This leads the reader to believe that Filby just doesn’t want to look like a fool (he probably did in the Time Traveler’s previous …show more content…
This leads him to believe that the Time Traveler made the whole thing up and mocks him over and over again. He is a rude man who wants to mock the Time Traveler so much that the Time Traveler won’t lie again.
This novel is very unrealistic. The Time Traveler has an amazing memory. It is hard to believe anyone can remember that much detail. Unless he has an eidetic memory, it is nearly impossible. Time travel is also impossible, but that was intended. What was not intended, is the time machine model that got sent into the past or the future never reappeared. Filby gave a good argument as to why the model couldn’t have been sent into the past, so the model must have gone to the future. However, it never showed up! It was supposed to come in two weeks but it doesn’t. Other than the few loose threads, the book is