The Time Machine and Time Dependency

I believe that the novel enforces the idea that without the control of, and the harmony with, time, situations in life become hectic, unmanageable, and, in this case, possibly dangerous. The first six chapters of the The Time Machine certainly bring out the paranoia in the main character. Although he is bombarded with several benefits of the future, his confidence in his surroundings begins to deteriorate once his machine is stolen. The time frame he is currently stuck in is no longer a utopia of the future, but a vast unknown world full of what seem like unpleasant creatures. Without the machine, the Time Traveler feels lost and helpless, fearing that he will not be able to return to his own time frame, and to the familiar. It is something that represents what many fear: lack of control of machine time. As I read The Time Machine, this scene is what struck me the most. Many, if not all, of humankind of modern society depend greatly on time: when to certain tasks, when to meet people, even when to go to bed and awaken. One can get sidetracked and feel lost and hopeless because of over-dependency.