Sunday, December 12, 2010
How does Weena fully portray the future society of 802,701?
As no one helped Weena escape from the river, it helps the Time Traveler more fully understand the future. Weena is a typical Eloi character, because she is weak physically and mentally. As stated at the end of Chapter 3, "...struck me as being a very beautiful and graceful creature, but indescribably frail." (29) Meaning that the Eloi had a different appearance than did previous present-day humans. We later learn that they speak as if they are 4 year olds that make noises. Then, once the Time Traveler spends more time with Weena, he finds that "...she dreaded the dark, dreaded shadows, dreaded black things. Darkness to her was the one thing dreadful."(58) Weena, or any of the other Eloi, are fearful of dark things.
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