As first was choosing the classic I was to read, I began by scanning their titles to find which interested me the most. I instantly gravitated towards the books with an aura of discovery and adventure. I prefer reading such books more than historic accounts or books involving people and their changing relationships between each other. As soon as I chose The Time Machine as my novel to read I thought to myself, "I know that time travel isn't real." I realized that the "big picture" of this novel would not truly be believable. That is one concept that the reader must accept before reading this novel. The reader must be able to imagine the events that are occurring. One must be able to organize and process these false events as if they are real, to appreciate the account.
I personally enjoyed reading this book because you never know what the author is going to present you. Since the story is occurring many years from now, no one truly knows what the world actually will look like. H.G. Wells uses this fascination with the unknown to keep the reader in suspense. The author is very creative in the ideas and characters placed into this story. I would recommend this novel to anybody who doesn't like reading a conventional historical fiction novel, such as many we have been forced to read in the past. It is out of the ordinary, but since the basis is built upon the future, which hasn't been constructed, any curveball Wells throws can hit in strike zone.
story is told from a first person standpoint. It is seen through the eyes and ears of one of the time traveler's friends. The time traveler, whose name is not given, is the protagonist even though he is not the one narrating the story. A group of the time traveler's friends are gathered together when he enters the room, completely disheveled. He sits down and tells his tale. This tale of adventure, told completely as a flashback, encompasses about ninety-five percent of the text.
