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A 7 page essay that addresses these works. Nineteenth century futuristic writer H.G. Wells was a man so preoccupied with the fate of humanity and so accurate in his predictions of that future that he has been called the "man who invented tomorrow" (MacKenzie 4). Wells accurately predicted aerial warfare, nuclear weapons, and space travel (MacKenzie 4). Nevertheless, Wells, as is true of anyone, was also a product of his time, late nineteenth century England. Examination of two of his works, The Time Machine and The Island of Dr. Moreau, demonstrates how Wells' writing not only reflects his vision of the future, but also the social, political and economic developments of his era. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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that he has been called the "man who invented tomorrow" (MacKenzie 4). Wells accurately predicted aerial warfare, nuclear weapons, and space travel (MacKenzie 4). Nevertheless, Wells, as is true of
anyone, was also a product of his time, late nineteenth century England. Examination of two of his works, The Time Machine and The Island of Dr. Moreau, demonstrates how Wells
writing not only reflects his vision of the future, but also the social, political and economic developments of his era. H.G. Wells grew up during a time of tremendous
social change as societal thought and belief was marked by a "crisis of faith," caused by the shift from "revealed religion to evolutionary secularism," which can be traced to theories
of Charles Darwin. Wells had some scientific training and drew on the contemporary Victorian knowledge of biology, geology and astronomy (Aubrey). For example, in chapter 11 of The Time Machine,
Wells discusses the cosmogenic theories of Pierre-Simon Laplace (Aubrey). The most significant scientific influence on Wells, however, was that of his teacher, Thomas Henry Huxley, who taught Wells biology
and zoology (Aubrey). Huxley was "one of the foremost interpreters of the evolutionary theories of Charles Darwin" and was also noted for the pessimism of his attitudes towards human evolution
and destiny (Aubrey). While Darwin pictures humanity as consistently evolving toward more intelligence and reason, Huxleys take on evolutionary theory was quite different (MacKenzie 5). Regression, insisted Huxley, was at
least as likely an outcome as progress (MacKenzie 5). Huxley pictures humanity as emerging from the process of evolution with the "mark of the beast" upon him, a creature
just as prone to following instincts blindly as any other member of the animal kingdom, a "victim to endless illusions" (MacKenzie 5). Wells absorbed this dismal philosophy and he never
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