Racism In The Time Machine

It is often assumed that in this contemporary society issues pertaining to race have been kept to a minimum, but the true reality is that racism is present in current day America now more than ever. In the novels, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and Dune by Frank Herbert, there are underlying tones of classism, parochial thinking, and ignorance which lead to the common themes of racism and division within societies, which directly draws parallels to modern American behaviors. Authors Wells and Herbert emphasize the negative human conditions through their characters within their society, stressing the notion that the current common human behavior will ultimately lead to a bigger divide amongst races and will further create a dystopian lifestyle

It’s clear that in The Time Machine, the Time Traveller immediately favors the Elois over the Morlocks, and in fact he “instinctively [loathes] them” (chapter 7 page 92 on pdf). The Time Traveller comes from a wealthy background, as it is made noticed in the novel that he has servants, this exhibits that the Time Traveller more closely resembles the Elois, and due to narrow-minded thinking, he immediately sides with the Elois, not even bothering to learn about the Morlocks. This biased-thinking accurately reflects American behavior and how often people are unwilling to look at a situation through a neutral, unbiased lens. In the American modern society, parochial thinking has led to white supremacy movements. Similarly, in Dune, Herbert brings to light this white-savior complex throughout his novel through characterization with the protagonist, Paul Atreides, and the Fremen. In the poem “White Man’s Burden,” author, Rudyard Kipling, reveals how white people feel as though they must “take up the white man’s burden” and by doing so, they are “to serve [their] captives’ needs” (Kipling 1,4). Time Traveller observes portraits of a man aging and concludes that the portraits are

In the novels, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells and Dune by Frank Herbert, there are underlying tones of classism, parochial thinking, and ignorance which lead to the common themes of racism and division within societies, which directly draws parallels to modern American behaviors. Authors Wells and Herbert emphasize the negative human conditions through their characters within their society, stressing the notion that the current common human behavior will ultimately lead to a bigger divide amongst races and will further create a dystopian lifestyle where humanity and environment will cease to