Natural Selection For The Eloi And Morlocks

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story the time machine the main character the time traveler goes to the distant future and discovers that humanity has been split in two. The time traveler discovers that the eloi and the morlocks are creatures that were created by the struggles of the lower class and the lack of struggles that the upper class had. He realized that it is possible for mankind to adapt to the conditions that they are accustomed to like how the eloi how become weak and feeble due to the fact that they don’t work or do anything for themselves besides eat, sleep and breed. The same applies for the morlocks because they are used to operating heavy machinery and a low light environment they gain abnormal strength and can’t tolerate light. The theory of human evolution …show more content…

For example the morlocks evolved to have eyes that see well in the dark, and the eloi become weak and frail due to the lack of work. Natural selection applies the traits most needed for survival and both parties received the traits most needed for survival even if the traits have down and up sides to them. That’s the reason why the morlocks don’t come to the surface to much due to the fact that the eyes that natural selection gave them are too sensitive to light. Also why the eloi weren’t able to protect themselves from the morlocks because they didn’t have to for so long. Even if the morlocks are physically superior to the eloi the traits that they were given work best in the environment they live in even if they were to take over the surface they wouldn’t be able to inhabit it for very long just for the nights when the moon isn’t out and that isn’t very often. But the eloi on the other hand are able to stay above ground so long as they eat and don’t get eaten by the morlocks since they have eyes that can stand the …show more content…

As for the eloi natural selection has left them without a way to defend themselves. If it weren’t for the time traveler the eloi would have been done for they probably would have gone extinct. Natural selection seems to work primarily based on the species environment and surroundings. The likelihood of survival must depend on the location where the species will remain, which applies to both the eloi and the morlocks since they can only survive in their respective habitats because of the traits given to them by natural selection. The traits that they received only gave them a temporary solution to the problems that they faced seeing that the eloi can’t defend themselves and the morlocks face starvation and

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