The Time Machine - Chapter 7: The Time Traveller's Strategy

TLDRIn Chapter 7 of The Time Machine, the Time Traveller realizes that the Morlocks are in charge and the Eloi are their food source. He decides to find a weapon and secure shelter to protect himself and Weena. He makes plans to retrieve his time machine and bring Weena back to his present time.

Key insights

🔍The Morlocks are the dominant species in the future world.

🏹The Time Traveller realizes the importance of having a weapon.

🛠️He plans to create a battering ram to open the bronze pedestal.

🌚The waning moon symbolizes the darkness and suspense in the story.

💐The withered white flowers represent purity and innocence.

Q&A

Who are the dominant species in the future?

—The Morlocks, not the Eloi, are the dominant species.

What does the Time Traveller realize about the Morlocks and Eloi?

—The Eloi are the food source for the Morlocks.

Why does the Time Traveller need a weapon?

—To protect himself and Weena from the Morlocks.

What does the waning moon symbolize?

—The darkness and suspense in the story.

What do the withered white flowers represent?

—Purity and innocence.

Timestamped Summary

00:09The Time Traveller realizes the Morlocks are in charge.

00:32He decides to find a weapon and secure shelter.

00:45The Time Traveller shows the withered white flowers.

00:59He stops on an open hillside to rest.

01:19The Time Traveller realizes the Eloi are food for the Morlocks.

01:29He plans to make a weapon and retrieve his time machine.

01:43The Time Traveller didn't bring any weapons for protection.

02:01The waning moon symbolizes darkness and suspense.

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