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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Matt McLaughlin

Matt McLaughlin

Literature Resource Center - Document - 1 views

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    Argument: H.G. Wells writes about science fiction, more specifically, a higher power or a powerful controller in his books War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. Claim: Wells socialist views show his concern for the future of the world. Evidence:"Since the Morlocks on one level stand for the late nineteenth century proletariat, the Traveller's attitude towards them symbolizes a contemporary bourgeois fear of the working class."
Matt McLaughlin

Literary Reference Center - H. G. Wells - 0 views

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    Argument: H.G. Wells writes about science fiction, more specifically, a higher power or a powerful controller in his books War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. Claim: His Socialistic views rely heavily on his thoughts about the human race Evidence: "Wells felt that the (Socialist) party should take on a morea ctive role in changing the world". " (Wells) was an inventive futurist and was deeply concerned for the human race."
Matt McLaughlin

Literary Reference Center - The Time Machine: An Invention: A Critical Text of the 1895... - 2 views

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    Argument: H.G. Wells writes about science fiction, more specifically, a higher power or a powerful controller in his books War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. Claim: Wells was a Totalitarianist who beleived one ruler would benefit mankind. And also during the Industrial Revolution, the world was changing more than ever. Evidence: "(Wells) eagerly awaited the global catastrophe that would destroy civilization as we know it and allow...technocrats to enslace hapless humanity."
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