It is often said that Science Fiction is the 'literature of change,' the impact of science or technology on people. Its presence, recognised more profoundly worldwide since the arrival into the twentieth century, has allowed many authors to express and compute any truly pungent ideas in which they wish to say about the society that they are living in. They compel you to think about possible future worlds and alternatives that envision ideas concerning either utopic or dystopic societies. Both H.G Wells and George Orwell were two greatly influential science fiction novelists of their time, who's attempts in trying to scare their readers with visions of where capitalism and totalitarianism could lead, have undoubtedly gone unmissed. Their fantasies reflect the concerns of their days, warning us against the dangers of our political system and the fate of our human society in a world, where technology and scie

Also, we learn that Wells was not idealising either the Upper class/ Eloi, or the Lower class/Morlocks. He simply showed them slowly moving away from each other and becoming two entirely different species. The true moral of his story can therefore be seen in his final sentence- "that even when mind and strength have gone, gratitude and mutual tenderness live on."

Similarly, this type of social-political division can also be seen in H.G Well's 'Time Machine.' The novel describes the story of a Time Traveller, who pilots his machine into the year 802,701 and finds a world utterly changed. Unlike 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' however, it appears initially to be a form of utopia but the Traveller soon discovers that this is far from true. Again, society has two classes. This time: the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are the ultimate upper class, useless and dependent. They have become "child-like" creatures, weak and unable to fend for themselves. Their lives of leisure are enjoyed at the cost of an early death, at the hands of the cannibalistic Morlocks. The Morlocks, seen as the "subterranean" workers, are descendants evolved from man who are portrayed as the industrial proletariats. He refers to them as "ape-like figures" who "were less human and more remote than our cannibal ancestors of three or four thousand years ago."

Both Orwell and Wells also use a range of features in their application of language, in order to affect our response and opinion to each novel. Suspense for example, is maintained in the Time Machine through its constant, yet careful depiction of the Morlocks. He uses potent imagery, referring to them as "lemur like" creatures who possessed "nauseatingly inhuman glaring pinkish-grey eyes." By playing with his use of diction here, Wells was able to make the images considerably more effective. Likewise, Orwell also makes good use of his language and register, presenting his ideas to us with a very clever and yet friendly tone, using a wide range of techniques in order to encourage us to want to read more. They draw on the brilliant realisation of fantasy detail, cunningly constructing everything so that we become engulfed into these 'fantasy dream-worlds.' However, Wells does differ in some ways to Orwell as he tends to make use of the 'flashback' technique and using an unnamed narrator in the tales. They both are very descriptive and selective in their use of words though, compiling of short and sharp sentences in order to create much tension. "For an instant he was insane, a screaming animal" states Orwell, causing the audience to react quickly and therefore creating a rather rushed and frenzy situation. Similarly, Wells also shows this by saying such things as "I could feel it grip me at the throat and stop my breathing." The taut atmosphere incentively causes us to become somewhat confused and panicky because the Time Traveller, who is usually calm, is seen suddenly 'dashing,' 'screaming,' and 'crying.'

ntific study are advancing at an ever-increasing pace. "If you want a picture of the future," declare the Thought Police in 'Nineteen Eighty-Four,' "imagine a boot stamping on the other foot." Through their careful depiction of language, we are presented with these future worlds that exhibit not only the triumphs of technology but also the horrors of twentieth century warfare and the diminishing prostration of our society.

Whereas Orwell tends to focus more on the effects of 'total government control,' however, Wells was more inclined to dramatise the reality between the two so called 'nations' in society: the rich and the poor. He wanted to criticise his social society and express his ideas behind the 'injustices' of his day. The fact of the matter was that the rich kept getting richer and the poor kept becoming poorer. Wells therefore decided to take this reali

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