The Time Machine story
An inventor in Victorian England constructs a machine that enables him to travel into the distant future; once there, he discovers that mankind's descendants have divided into two species, the passive, childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi.
13 total · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mole people | major | The Morlocks were nocturnal creatures that lived underground and feared fire. |
| multi-species civilization | major | By the year 802,701, humans divided into two species, the passive, childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi. |
| noble savage utopia | major | The Eloi appeared to live happily without technology and in harmony with nature. |
| the future of human evolution | major | By the year 802,701, humans diverged into two species, the passive, childlike, and vegetarian Eloi and the underground-dwelling Morlocks, who feed on the Eloi. |
| time machine | major | George invented a time machine and used it to travel into the distant future. |
| time travel | major | George invented a time machine and used it to travel into the distant future. |
| life in Victorian Britain | minor | We saw George living in this time and place until he used his time machine to travel into Earth's future. |
| nuclear holocaust | minor | George stopped in 1966 to find London on the verge of being nuked. |
| subterranean civilization | minor | The Morlocks lived underground. |
| volcanic cataclysm | minor | A nuclear attack trigged a volcanic cataclysm that destroyed London and presumably much more of the Earth. |