Hg Wells Research Paper

H.G. Wells, having a background in science, is able to create a fictitious world where both science and fantasy intertwine as seen in his two novels, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine. In the Invisible Man, you see characters trying to investigate a strange man that has checked in to a local hotel, who seems to be experimenting to build/make something. In The Time Machine, a time traveler goes to the future and explores the strange place our world has become. H.G. Wells portrays in these two novels, The Invisible Man and The Time Machine, the ways of a community, the use of science, and capitalism.

Wells creates the feel of community by writing about his characters finding people/creatures that they can rely on and share their feelings with. In The Invisible Man, the character, the invisible man, doesn't have a sense of community because he can't relate to anyone and where there is no outside human connection, isolation is inevitable. This is seen in the invisible man because "He rarely

Wells was born in 1866 in a town near London, called Bromely. He parents were shopkeepers in Kent, London, making his family part of the lower middle class. Wells, at a young age, seemed to always be in poor health. At the age of 7, he had a terrible accident that force him to be bedridden for many months. During this free time, Wells made an effort to read many books, which lead him to falling in love with books. Wells' family worked hard to try and escape from the lower middle class but every time they failed. Because of his family's financial status, Wells had to find his own way to an education. Eventually he won a scholarship to Normal School of Science where he was taught physics, chemistry, biology, and many other subjects. After his schooling here, Wells attended London University where he meet his most influential professor, T.H. Huxley. After Wells graduated, he wrote mostly short stories that where published by small magazine and newspaper