The Characteristics Of Capitalism In The Traveler's The Time Machine

A society where market forces allow people the freedom of choice which can either lead them to success or failure is called a capitalism. This mindset is very beneficial to those who have something going for them, but can cause others to work twice as hard to earn just half of what the others have. Some may call it privileged. The novel, The Time Machine, presents two different kinds of creatures who symbolize this economic and political system. The names given by the traveler who discovers them is “Eloi and Morlocks”; while one happens too easily obtain anything resourceful to having a good life, the other works very hard to get somewhere. It is this kind of stuff that shows how one set of group has it easier than the other because what they

By what has been used to describe them, it is clear to say that the Elois is the privileged ones while the Morlocks are more of the hard labour ones. At other words, Elois was seen as the higher class while Morlocks were part of the lower class. Aside from the social classes, some things that made Elois differ from the Morlocks were what they ate, their intelligence level, and appearance. Traits of such are what structured the society they live in. Each hold some good and bad traits that the traveler has deciphered while spending and observing them very carefully. From what the traveler has come across, the Morlocks are brighter than the Elois however, their appearance does give them a more disgusting and inhuman look. In contrast to the Elois who were more appealing to look at but barely did any physical or mental work. Hence showing the comparison of these two creatures and how combining them has helped establish the society they

41) because of how they presented themselves to the traveler. From the observation of the Elois made by the traveler had resulted in him having to say a lot about them. With their “lack of interest” “Dresden china type of prettiness” and having a “strict vegetarian” diet (pgs. 21-23) it has perceived them to have a child like image to someone who just met them. Therefore, assumptions had risen to how much work they did in regard to the physical and mental traits these creatures held. It was later shown that Elois did little to no work after the traveler met the Morlocks. From the way things looked, the Elois were the lazy ones in comparison to the Morlocks. INSERT EVIDENCE At first the traveler wasn’t clear to how the structure of the buildings were built so it was possible that the Elois had obtain machines to do their work for them. However when encountering with the Morlocks, it was clear to assume that they were the workers behind the masterpiece while the others sat around doing nothing. Hence, describing the power and status of class the Elois where at in comparison to the