HG Wells was cynical about the Victorian class system and completely disapproved of the way people were segregated, based on their wealth. Wells n He disagreed with capitalist views of England, as he himself was a socialist. His novel The Time Machine is above all a social critique of Victorian England projected into the distant future. segregation to the extreme and shows how far human evolution will go if capitalism continues unhindered that this new world is not what he expected, as he feels vulnerable and "naked in a strange world. (Page 26) This panic then quickly turns into frenzy when he encounters the Eloi who were everything he despised, fragile creatures, who had lost their virility and their interest in the world. he describes it, a “fragile thing from the future” (page 28), mainly because of their consumptive beauty and their very frail and pale features. This is called “Dresden porcelain” (page 29), which connects these creatures to the delicate porcelain dolls known for their perfect features. This is how upper-class Victorians behaved as they strived to achieve beauty such as that possessed by the Eloi. When he first saw them, they appeared in rich, soft robes, which are later described as purple. , rich upper class characters and it is clear to the reader that these creatures represented the Victorian upper classes like purple, in the 19th century it was a very expensive color. Wells also subtly hinted at his views on communism among the Eloi, such as they are all "uniformly curly" (page 29) personifying Wells' view that we should all be the same. Later this is described as a "utopia" (page 63), which shows...... middle of paper ...... that the region has become rural. There is more landscape than in the Victorian era, which shows how far the industry has regressed. Additionally, when the time traveler realizes where they were, he says, "Clearly...were among the ruins" (page 83). This is a metaphor showing the ruins of intelligence, as the Eloi have shown no desire to seek intelligence. The themes of The Time Machine still relate to modern times, but the distinction between classes is more subtle than that of the 19th century. Nowadays, the distinction between classes is minimal because we all live like Morlocks who have work to survive. However, discrimination between classes is less marked than in the 19th century. These days, classes are not determined by the family you were born into, but rather by the type of job you have, your wealth and your social status in society..