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Jan 05, 2018Lorineugenio rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells is about a man’s vision for a utopian society. However, it is disillusioned when travelling forward into time. Then, reveals a dark and dangerous society. The novel’s protagonist is an inventor or scientist living in London who is never named; he is identified simply as The Time Traveller. The book is narrated by an unnamed narrator (whose name may be Hilyer) Although, The Time Traveller clearly dominates as the book’s main narrator, the narrator (Mr. Hilyer) gives the readers a point of view that the readers could identify with. The narrator’s purpose was to give a brand new/different perspective for the readers. Also, one of the tone’s of the book is awe. When The Time Traveller confronts issues that are bigger than him - bigger than all the people or all life - he seems to become awestruck. Furthermore, the author of the novel, uses stalling tactics (delay/ing). Wells make his readers wait to get all the information they need. Moreover, the book was written to provide the possibility of a 4th dimension. The author’s purpose was to make his readers realize that time is very valuable and soon people are going to be “out of time.” The genre of The Time Machine was science fiction. Additionally, the theme of the book was that time is a precious thing and to not take it for granted. Entirely, I would recommend this book. Although, the book was kind of hard to get into and contains hard vocabulary (b/c it was written and published over 100 years ago). I suggest this book because it teaches the readers significant morals/lessons. One is to enjoy every single moment in life because life is short; the future is unpredictable. I learned to appreciate the little things in life. I also learned to be happy, content, grateful and thankful for everything. Altogether, this book taught me to always live life to the fullest.