A-Review-of-The-Time-Machine《时间机器》读后感(英语)

AReportoftheTimeMachineTheTimeMachineisasciencefictionwrittenbyH.G.Wells,firstpublishedin1895.Thenoveltellsusamanwhotravelledthroughtimebyaspecialvehicleandhisspecialexperienceinthefuturesociety.ThewriterH.G.Wellswasasocialistandapacifist.ThisnovelTheTimeMachinereflectsWells'sownsocialistpoliticalviews.Wecanfinditinthefutureworldhedescribedinthestory.ThisnoveldescribesatimetravelertotravelbyinventingatimemachinetotheyearAD802701.Therearetwokindsofpeople.OnekindofpeoplecalledEloi.Theyarewell-dressed,doingnowork,andpursueaneasylife.Andtheotherkindofstrangewhiteape-likecreaturestheEloicalledMorlocks.Thisgroupofcreatureslivesunderground.Theyareverycruel.Whentheycomeoutoftheundergroundinthenight,theybegintokillandeatEloiastheirfood.ThetimetravelerhelpsEloiandfightsagainstMorlocks.Morlockshidehistimemachineintoastatue,butHefinallygetsit,andusethemachineintothefuture.Buthemakessomemistakes,andtravelsthirtymillionyearsintothefuture.Hefindsthelifeisalmostextinctatthattime.However,hereturnstothepresenttimeintheend.Inthestory,theauthordescribestwokindsofpeople.HecomparestherichpeopleinthepresentsocietytoEloi,andthepoortoMorlock.TherelationbetweenEloiandMorlocklikestherelationbetweenthepeopleatpresentsociety.Itgivesusawarninginsomedegree,andmakesustothinkaboutthepeacelifeandourearth’senvironmentdeeply.Bythedescriptionofthirtymillionyearslater,wecanseethedisadvantageofthepollutioninpresentsocietywouldcause.Inmyopinion,weshouldprotectourenvironmentandtreasurethepeacelifeifwedon’twantthefuturetobelikethatinthestory.Althoughhumanconquereverything,butwiththeextinctionoftheanimalsandplant.Theearthwillnotbeahome,butahell.