Question

What warning does H. G. Wells convey through the story of the Eloi in The Time Machine?

a.) The unchecked consumption of resources will cause the downfall of civilization.
b.)Too much comfort and lack of work will make humans weak and unintelligent.
c.) Too much work will make humans unintelligent and incapable of inventing anything.
d.) Excessive mechanization of society will make humans unappreciative and insensitive.

Answer 1

The answer would be letter b.

Answer 2

Herbert George Wells' (H.G. Wells) story of the Eloi in The Time Machine warns about too much comfort and lack of work will make humans weak and unintelligent. It is when the time traveler discovered that the rise of civilization have weaken the Eloi. Without having requirements for survival, they soon become weak, lazy and unintelligent.