The Time Machine

For a scientist, future technology is the ultimate knowledge to have. The Time Traveller has been building a Time Machine for many years so that he could go into the future and obtain the knowledge of the future. H.G. Wells's The Time Machine fascinated me wit the Time Traveller's interesting journeys through the future.

The Time Traveller has just finished the Time Machine that he has worked very hard for a very long time to complete. The day after he has finished the invention, he decides to try to travel in time. At first he is afraid to go very far so he only travels a few minutes ahead of his present time. When he finds that travelling in time was not as bad as he had thought it would be, he travels decades into the future.

By the time he stops, the Time Traveller is now in the year Eight Hundred and Two Thousand Seven Hundred and One A.D. (802,701). Shortly after landing in this year, he is greeted by a group of small people. These people, called the Eloi, welcomed the Time Traveller with much interest in how he got to them. They were also interested in his clothes, matches, machine, and height. The Time Traveller observed the diet of the Eloi and their daily habits. They ate fruits and vegetables and were only seen in the day.

The next day the Time Traveller was going to his Time Machine, but when he got the the field where the Time Machine was left, his machine was not there. The field was empty. After many hours spent on looking for his invention, he became very tired and decided to search for his machine throughout the rest of the week. He thought that a week would be plenty time to observe the future and find new knowledge.

During this week, the Time Traveller encountered another group of small people. This group was called the Morlocks. The Morlocks, unlike the Eloi, were nocturnal and were carnivores. Their food was the Eloi. The Time Traveller had a lot of trouble with the Morlocks. They were constantly trying to eat him.

After many days of searching, the Time Traveller finally finds his Time Machine. The Morlocks had kept the machine hidden in a dark place so that they could try to capture the Time Traveller. He has to fight with them to make his escape with his invention. Instead of immediately going back to his present time, the Time Traveller decides to go even further ahead into the future.

A few decades after the year 802,701 A.D., he stops again and observes his surroundings without leaving his Time Machine. This far into the future, there is not much left of the Earth. The sun is growing bigger and is getting closer to Earth. He decides to keep travelling further. When he has observed more future dates, he decides to return to his present time.

Back in the present, the Time Traveller cannot wait to tell many people about his journeys. He wonders, though, if anyone will believe him.

I recommend The Time Machine to people who enjoy short science fictional books with a lot of adventure.