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by H.G. Wells

"The Time Machine" is primarily a social critique of H.G. Wells's Victorian England projected into the distant future. Wells was a Socialist for most of his life with Communist leanings, and he argued in both his novels and non-fiction works that capitalism was one of the great ills of modern…

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The time traveler worries that his machine won't be safe if left unattended.
Posted by brent b #324417
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 20, 2013 1:45 PM
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why do you think the author includes these character types in the story?
Posted by timothy b #321809
Last updated by: judy t #197809 on May 10, 2013 8:20 AM
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what different between the film in 1960 and the Well's novel
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on May 07, 2013 4:25 PM
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is there any about the amaorlocks with which we can empathize?why or why not?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: chun l #310741 on May 02, 2013 5:13 AM
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what do you think the time traveler finally travels?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 01, 2013 10:00 PM
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how much responsibility does the TT vear for Weena 's dead
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on May 01, 2013 9:57 PM
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: If you could travel through time, where and when would you go? The future? The past? Why? What troubles do you foresee in your journey?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 8:52 AM
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Apart from the people, describe the setting of this future world. How is this world Utopian (perfect, ideal) in nature?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 8:45 AM
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In what ways do the people fail to meet the expectations of the Time Traveler?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 8:38 AM
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Describe the Time Traveler's journey in chapter four. Did you find the description of the journey realistic? Why or why not?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 8:36 AM
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Why does the Time Traveler decide to go into the future rather than the past?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 8:31 AM
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Describe the Time Traveler. How would you describe his personality? What about him is likable? What do you not like?
Posted by chun l #310741
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 25, 2013 8:23 AM
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What character besides the time traveler is late for dinner
Posted by trey f #317295
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 23, 2013 11:34 AM
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what confuses the Time Traveller about the stars ?
Posted by ashley c #314575
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 12, 2013 8:56 AM
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What is the souvenir from the future dose the Time Traveller remove fromhis pocket to show his dinner guests ?
Posted by ashley c #314575
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 11, 2013 9:47 PM
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what criticism is wells making of the upper class of his time in his description of the eloi?
Posted by casey h #302621
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 13, 2013 6:52 PM
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expalin why the time traveler would come to the conclusion that the morlocks were once servants while the eloi were part of the aristocracy?
Posted by casey h #302621
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Mar 13, 2013 6:50 PM
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expain why the eloi might only eat fruits and vegetablesand how it is part of wells criticism of the aristocracy?
Posted by casey h #302621
Last updated by: casey h #302621 on Mar 12, 2013 10:16 PM
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what is suggested that the morlock feed on?Does it explain why the Moorlock serve the Eloi?
Posted by casey h #302621
Last updated by: casey h #302621 on Mar 12, 2013 10:14 PM
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Narrate the time traveller's experience in the land of Eloi? what significance does he draw upon to his own life and times?
Posted by divya kumari.m d #297281
Last updated by: Aslan on Jan 22, 2013 1:26 AM
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what happens when the time traveler gets out of the underground system?
Posted by julie j #286057
Last updated by: julie j #286057 on Nov 26, 2012 8:05 PM
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what are the importnat quotations in the time machine
Posted by shahd f #269467
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Sep 21, 2012 9:07 AM
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I have a test and in this test I have a question that I haven't answer!
Posted by jane p #263609
Last updated by: jane p #263609 on Sep 03, 2012 2:23 AM
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Evolution and/or devolution
Posted by dalia p #265107
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Aug 31, 2012 10:32 PM
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What does the Time Traveler assert humans MUST have in order to continue to evolve physically, socially, and mentally? Find a passage to quote to substantiate your answer.
Posted by dalia p #265107
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Aug 31, 2012 8:04 PM
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