Reader Response to Wells’ The Time Machine :: Time Machine

Reader Response to Wells The Time machineAs a Christian, I dont in person believe in evolution in general I dont think humans evolved from a lower tone form and I dont think we will be here for other 800,000 years to evolve into anything else. But the logical scientist in me is nonetheless intrigued at the possibilities presented in The Time Machine. So what would happen to the human race a few hundred millennia from now? Would it divide into two distinct races that eff separately from one another as Wells describes? I personally dont think this would happen. The human race seems to ware a stubborn gauge about it -- anytime there is a challenge or obstacle to face, we flow to try to overcome it in one way or another. I remember reading somewhere recently (I cant remember where) that humans have a natural tendency to resist captivity or oppression. This is why slavery is never permenent, and the history of man is littered with uprisings and revolts. This line of opinion begs t he question if indeed the Morlocks were forced underground at one repoint or another, why did they stay there? Even if they accepted their untried environment without question, they were going to run out of fare eventually -- no sun means no plants or vegetables, correct? This is where the Time traveler presumes that the Morlocks began to feed on the Eloi out of necessity. But wouldnt the Morlocks middling return to the protrude at this point? Why would they stay underground if their only food was on the out? It doesnt seem to make sense. Nevertheless, the year 802,701 as envisioned by Wells is fascinating. I have always loved trusty stories, especially imaginative ones, and I must admit that The Time Machine has become one of my favorite works of literature.Along these same lines, I have to agree with what Michael wrote in the first part of his journal entry. I, in any case, am not a fan of overanalyzing works of literature. For me good stories are just that -- stories. Do nt get me wrong, there are many cases where looking past the surface of a al-Quran is appropriate -- for example Animal Farm is evidently allegory, and The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is not so obviously a book promoting socialism. But sometimes I think that critics are digging too deep into literature and finding things that just arent there, nor did the author intend for them to be there.