H.G. Wells & Science Fiction
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H.G. Wells
• 1866-1946• English writer (from
England)• Writing during the turn
of the century• Best known as a Science
Fiction writer; “Father of Science Fiction”
H.G. Wells
• Grew up in Victorian England• Family was poor• Read a lot as a child while leg was broken• Went to work at 13; draper’s apprentice• Enjoyed reading, writing & sketching• Became a Teacher• Married cousin Isabel• Married former student, Amy
Early Life
• The War of the Worlds
• The Island of Dr. Moreau
• War of the Worlds
• The Invisible Man
Famous Works
• Serial: published in installments• One of the earliest examples of science
fiction genre• Apocalyptic/Dying Earth subgenre• Dystopia: fictional future where people
are repressed & controlled• Novella: shorter than a novel, but longer
than a short story• Didactic: designed or intended to teach
The Time Machine
• “a form of fiction that makes imaginative use of scientific knowledge & speculation”
• Usually set in the future, an alternate present, or a past that didn’t happen
• time travel, alternate societies• Often involves science & technology
Science Fiction
• Unusual characters w/ unusual abilities
• More realistic than fantasy• Lots of subgenres
Science Fiction
Famous Examples
Time Machine Themes• Social Degeneration• Society & Social Classes• Capitalism & the Working Class• Technology & Its Influences• Man’s Relationship with Nature