Influence
Thomas Huxley, a famous biologist and H.G. Wells' teacher, once said
that "We live in a world which is full of misery and ignorance, and the
plain duty of each and all of us is to try to make the little corner he
can influence somewhat less miserable and somewhat less ignorant than
it was before he entered it" (Zaadz). In other words, we all have the
duty to leave the world a better place by leaving our influence on
others. At some point of our lives, we've all had someone or something
close to us that has left their influence on us and H. G. Wells is no
different. His novella, The Time Machine, was inspired by the various
different traits of Wells' family and social life. The book in turn
influenced many others in the world. The society and his surroundings greatly
influenced H.G. Wells in The Time Machine, which in turn influenced
other human beings.
The Time Machine, although a science fiction, had many prospects that
were real, that......
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