In The Time Machine, the author, H. G. Wells, had to make meticulous decisions throughout the writing process that affected the reader's reaction to the plot. After reading, we were able to detect how the setting, introduction of characters, and sequencing of the plot reveals several themes and messages that the author is trying to portray. H. G. Wells uses these aspects of the story to form a tenacious connection with the reader.
H. G. Wells uses a central theme of mystery to keep consistency throughout the setting, character introductions, and events taking place. The author initiates this theme when introducing the setting. As we read, we find the author perpetrating the scene by using imagery to appeal to the reader. For example, H. G. Wells gives vivid details when exemplifying the surroundings of the protagonist. The author makes apparent an eerie and gloomy picture of what the setting in late nineteenth century Victorian England resembled. …show more content…
In reading, we ascertain that H. G. Wells never gives a name to the main character, but rather prefers to call him "The Time Traveler" throughout the entire book. As per the author, H.G. Wells, he simply stated, "The fact is, the Time Traveler was one of those men who are too clever to be believed; you never felt that you saw all round him; you always suspected some subtle reserve, some ingenuity in ambush, behind his lucid frankness." This establishes the idea of a strange unknown factor while reading that ensures to keep the audience