The foretelling of societies downfall by the time traveler in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine. The downfall of a society can be caused by the lack of care and the thoughtlessness of the members within it. H.G. Wells tries to illustrate the perfect society and explain the realities that exist. The futurist society that he writes about is only perfect on the outside. When he explores the depths of this society it is …showed first 75 words of 1822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1822 total…given some thought to the possibilities of the future if mankind does not change some of their ideas. “The Time Machine relieves us by its social allegory" (Hutton 534). Showing us what might happen if we continue to move forward with the belief of social division by class. What seemed inevitable to Wells no longer seems inevitable today. The future remains unmade and books like The Time Machine are written to prevent the futures they foretell.