Discusses the science fiction novels of H. G. Wells – “The Time Machine”, “The Invisible Man” and “The War of the Worlds” and how they combine reality and fantasy.
H. G. Wells was torn between two visions – one of salvation through science and the other of the destructive nature of science. His science fictions continually move between fantasy and reality. His spirit of realism embedded in science fictions introduces a technique of storytelling that is comparable with mythological techniques.