Essays about: "H.G. Wells"

Found 3 essays containing the words H.G. Wells.

1. 1. The Future of Society: Dystopian and Utopian - Aspects in H.G. Wells’ "The Time Machine and Men Like Gods"

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Jonas Wackfelt; [2013-03-20]
   Keywords : dystopian aspects; utopian aspects; The Time Machine; Men Like Gods;

   Abstract : My essay will discuss the subject of dystopia and utopia in two selected works by H.G. Wells. I will show that both novels reflect the changing discourse of the time in which they were written, and will argue that the author changes large parts of his philosophy and his way of writing after World War One. READ MORE

3. 2. The Fear of the Fall: Degeneration and Social Inequality in the Frame Narrative of H. G. Wells’s The Time Machine

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sissel Hanström; [2013]
   Keywords : Degeneration; time travel; H.G. Wells; frame narrative; social difference; The Time Machine; Victorian society;

   Abstract : H. G Wells’s novel The Time Machine is a significant work of science fiction that dramatizes the themes of degeneration and social inequality, themes that were very relevant during the Victorian era in relation to the discovery of evolution. READ MORE

4. 3. I Have Dreamed a Dream... : An Analysis of H.G. Wells' Short Stories "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland", "The Door in the Wall" and "A Dream of Armageddon"

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och kultur

   Author : Lars Wallner; [2008]
   Keywords : h.g. wells; science fiction; fantasy; mr skelmersdale in fairyland; the door in the wall; a dream of armageddon; dream;

   Abstract : "I Have Dreamed a Dream..." is an analysis of the three short stories "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland", "The Door in the Wall" and "A Dream of Armageddon" by H. READ MORE