In the coming of the 20th century many attitudes began to
             change. Views traditionally held started to be questioned. This
             is most evident in the literature of the time. Many wrote about
             social change in various forms. Mill in his book The Subjection
             of Women challenged the long held belief that women were
             inferior. He used examples from society to show that other
             injustices were righted and so to should the subjection of women.
             Wells? book The Time Machine was a warning to people about the
             consequences of further social wrongs. Together they lay an
             The main topic in The Subjection of Women is obviously the
             treatment of women. Despite this Mill also comments on other
             aspects of society. He does not solely concentrate on women's
             rights. This allows a comparison to other works about different
             subjects. Wells only briefly addresses women in his book, but we
             can still compare the two on different ideas.
             Mill starts discussing how power is doled out. He submits
             that in older times power was taken by those with greater force.
             Might makes right, is the gist of his argument. He calls this a,
             ?... primitive condition ...?(Mill 7). In more civilized times,
             he contends, this should not be so. The need for physical
             superiority is gone and this tradition of dominance over women
             should be ended. Wells also addresses this in his work. In the
             future his time traveler sees that future humans are still
             subject to the idea that physical superiority still counts. The
             Eloi are delicate creatures that no longer are strong or brave.
             There hasn't been any need for physical readiness for generations
             of Eloi. This ends up being there downfall. Their inability to
             defend themselves has subjected them to fearing the Morlocks. The
             Morlocks now controlled the planet because they were physically
             Physical superiority was the origin of class differences. As
             rich men could hire people to fight and have bette...