The Time Machine：More Than Time Travel——《时间机器》英文读后感.doc

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1、ZhangShudong2018062102118English(Medicine)22April2019TheTimeMachine:MoreThanTimeTravelNowadays,"TimeTravel"seemstohavebecomeacommonsubjectofsciencefictionliterature,andhasbeenvisualizedinmanysciencefictionmovies.Althoughthisconceptisnolongernewandeventhetimemachinehasitstheoreticalbasisbasedonth

2、etheoryofrelativityin1905,backto1895,morethan100yearsago,thisboldideahadalreadybeengenerated.ThisisfromHerbertGeorgeWells(1866-1946),thepioneerofBritishsciencefiction.RecentlyIjustreadthefamousworkTheTimeMachinepublishedin1895writtenbythissci-fiwriter.Thisbooktellsastoryofatimetravelerwhoinvente

3、datimemachineandwasabletopassfreelythroughthepastandthefuture.ButwhenhearrivedinA.D.802701,hewasconfrontedwithastrangeandterriblescene.Humanswereevolvedintotworaces:theEloisandtheMorlocks.Theformerwasbeautifulandexquisite,buthadlosttheabilitytowork.Thelatterwaswithagrimface,workedalldayandwasacc

4、ustomedtothedarklifeunderground.Thetimetravelercontinuedhisjourneyafteranadventureandsawscenestensofmillionsofyearslater.Finally,hereturnedtothe"present"andtoldhisfriendsabouthistravel.Soonhewentonhissecondtimetripandnevercameback.AsapioneeringworkofTimeTravel,thisbookhaslandmarksignificanceinth

5、ehistoryofworldsciencefictionliterature.Theauthor'sadvancedideaundoubtedlyamazesthepeopleofthattimeandevenmodernpeople.ButwhatIwanttotalkaboutismorethantheconceptoftimetravelinthisbook,buttheauthor'sreflectionsontheproblemsbroughtaboutbythedevelopmentofmodernscienceandtechnology.Infact,unlikeVer

6、ne'soptimistictoneIread,Wells'toneisfullofsadnessandpessimismabouttheblinddevelopmentofsocietyandtechnology.Isupposethisiscloselyrelatedtothisbook'screationbackground.Inthisbook,Wellsfocusesonevolutionismandclassoutlook,answeringquestionsabouttypicalhumanisticconcerninsciencefictionsuchas"inwhic

7、hdirectionwillmankindevolve?"and"whetherhumansocialdevelopmentwillgobackwards".Thetwobranchesofhumanevolutioninthefictionfullyreflecttheharmfulnessofblinddevelopmentofscienceandtechnologytohumanbeings.Withthecontinuousdevelo