![]() ![]() Interestingly, he despises the Morlocks even though he understands, in Marxist terminology, that they have been victimized as the working class for so long. Her death at the hands of the Morlocks stokes the TT's deep loathing of the ape-like creatures-a hatred which most likely stems from the TT's Victorian aversion to the lower classes. His only friend in the future is Weena, with whom he has something of a romantic relationship. He also begins his time traveling as an optimistic Social Darwinist, believing civilization will continually advance, but he quickly reverses his thoughts once he observes the Eloi and the Morlocks. He is a scientific man, schooled in contemporary theories about relativity and an able practitioner of the scientific method of hypothesis, observation, experimentation, and conclusion (although he freely admits that many of his early theories about the future world turn out to be wrong). The Time Traveler is the protagonist of the story, and he takes over the narration from Chapter III until Chapter XII. ![]()
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