How would you feel if you got stuck in the future? Well that is exactly what happened in the book The Time Machine by H.G. Wells. In the story, the Time Traveler discovers how the human race deteriorated over time. In the year 802,701 , the human race has evolved into two species, the Eloi, and Morlocks. Both species are very uncivilized. "Some way down the central vista was a little table of white metal, laid with what seemed a meal. The Morlocks at any rate were carnivorous!" Over the time of 800,000 years, the world has changed greatly, including species and the Earth itself.
When the Time Traveler first arrives in the year 802,701 AD, he sees strange creatures. He described them as "A slight creature- perhaps four feet high, clad in a purple tunic. and girdled at the waist with a leather belt." their hair is uniformly curly, and ends at the neck. They are strict vegeterians. The time traveler later realizes that the Eloi have no children. The people of the future have degenerated in knowledge. They have short attention spans, are easily entertained, and remind the Time Traveler of little children. The society of the Eloi does not have a defense system or military. Overall, mankind has become very childish and uncivilized.
Pale-colored ape-like creatures, know as Morlocks, inhabit the Earth underneath its surface. The Morlocks are very fierce creatures. Not only are they another species of mankind, they eat the Eloi! Morlocks are creatures of the night, meaning they come out only at night. They may be vicious, cannibals, but the are afraid of fire. This has been discovered, so the matches are used against them. They took the time machine, but they kept it well oiled. Maybe they aren't that bad after all. They are actuall more human than the Eloi. These ape-like creatures we know as Morlocks live underneath Eath's surface, but the know how to stay alive.
The Earth changed. A lot. All of our brilliant buildings are gone. They are in ruins ."Apparently the single house, and possibly even the household, had vanished. Here and there among the greenery were palace-like buildings, but the house and the cottage, which form such charaacteristic features of our own Englishlandscapek, had disappeared." Houses are gone. Only palace-like buildings are all that are left in this future world. Outside of the buildingws, the world looks like a garden that needs some gardening. However there are no weeds. That is the Eloi's world. Now for the Morlock worldl. The entrance to this underground world is through circular wells. The wells are very deep. There were a lot of dark gutters and tunnels. The sound of machines pumped through the underground world. There is a large open space. It was a vast arched cavern filled with machinery. It was very stuff and oppressive, and it smelled of freshly shed blood. Now you can see that the two worlds are very different.
As you can see, social degeneration is occuring in the future. The Eloi have degenerated the most. The Morlocks are more clever than the Eloi. It is almost like man and animal switched roles. Also within the Eloi species there is no distinction between male and female, which is anoither degeneration. There is not only degeneration with the people but also with the Earth. In the Eloi's world there was nothing but vegetation and old ruins of buildings. The Morlocks live unerground in tunnels. They come out at night and hunt the Eloi. Now you can see how social degeneration has played a part in the future.
When the Time Traveler first arrives in the year 802,701 AD, he sees strange creatures. He described them as "A slight creature- perhaps four feet high, clad in a purple tunic. and girdled at the waist with a leather belt." their hair is uniformly curly, and ends at the neck. They are strict vegeterians. The time traveler later realizes that the Eloi have no children. The people of the future have degenerated in knowledge. They have short attention spans, are easily entertained, and remind the Time Traveler of little children. The society of the Eloi does not have a defense system or military. Overall, mankind has become very childish and uncivilized.
Pale-colored ape-like creatures, know as Morlocks, inhabit the Earth underneath its surface. The Morlocks are very fierce creatures. Not only are they another species of mankind, they eat the Eloi! Morlocks are creatures of the night, meaning they come out only at night. They may be vicious, cannibals, but the are afraid of fire. This has been discovered, so the matches are used against them. They took the time machine, but they kept it well oiled. Maybe they aren't that bad after all. They are actuall more human than the Eloi. These ape-like creatures we know as Morlocks live underneath Eath's surface, but the know how to stay alive.
The Earth changed. A lot. All of our brilliant buildings are gone. They are in ruins ."Apparently the single house, and possibly even the household, had vanished. Here and there among the greenery were palace-like buildings, but the house and the cottage, which form such charaacteristic features of our own Englishlandscapek, had disappeared." Houses are gone. Only palace-like buildings are all that are left in this future world. Outside of the buildingws, the world looks like a garden that needs some gardening. However there are no weeds. That is the Eloi's world. Now for the Morlock worldl. The entrance to this underground world is through circular wells. The wells are very deep. There were a lot of dark gutters and tunnels. The sound of machines pumped through the underground world. There is a large open space. It was a vast arched cavern filled with machinery. It was very stuff and oppressive, and it smelled of freshly shed blood. Now you can see that the two worlds are very different.
As you can see, social degeneration is occuring in the future. The Eloi have degenerated the most. The Morlocks are more clever than the Eloi. It is almost like man and animal switched roles. Also within the Eloi species there is no distinction between male and female, which is anoither degeneration. There is not only degeneration with the people but also with the Earth. In the Eloi's world there was nothing but vegetation and old ruins of buildings. The Morlocks live unerground in tunnels. They come out at night and hunt the Eloi. Now you can see how social degeneration has played a part in the future.