A part of human nature that is shown in the novel is the social gap between the rich part of society, and the poor laboring part of society.

The gap is exposed between the society of the peaceful, human-like Eloi and the laboring and slave-like society of the Morlocks. This shows that there will always be some kind of social gap between the rich, or in this case the Eloi, and the poor laborers, or Morlocks. This gap is also relevant in modern times, and throughout history, and is especially relevant to the time period in which the novel was written.

The difference between the two societies is also shown by how diverse each species lives are. For example, The Eloi only venture outside during the day, whereas the Morlocks only come out when it is dark. Both creatures also live in their own completely unique environments. The Eloi live in buildings above ground, while the Morlocks live in deep, dark underground tunnels, and neither society has any connection with the other.

A last representation of this social gap is the violence of the Morlocks towards the Eloi. After many years of serving as slaves for the Eloi, the Morlocks have grown bitter, and violent. The violence is confirmed by the smell of meat in the tunnels where the Morlocks live. It is assumed that this meat is dead Eloi. This violence has caused the Eloi to become scared of the Morlocks, which is also why the Eloi always stay together.

When the Time Traveler says “So as I see it, the Upper-world man had drifted towards his feeble prettiness, and the Under-world to mere mechanical industry…” (Pg. 67) Or in other words as time goes on these two societies drift apart, and it is in the Eloi nature to be pampered and live perfect lives, whereas the Morlocks must live lives as slaves, and eventually hunters.