How are the Martians presented in War of the Worlds?
The Martians are described as octopus-like creatures: the “body” consisting of a disembodied head nearly 4 ft (1.22 m) across, having two eyes; a V-shaped, beak-like mouth; and two branches each of eight ‘almost whip-like’ tentacles, grouped around the mouth, referred to as the ‘hands’.
How is the narrator presented in War of the Worlds?
The Narrator is presented as a likeable, educated, philosophical man. His writing is interrupted by the arrival of the Martians, and he is one of the first people who are aware of the invasion. He faces many close-calls, but survives the invasion, clinging onto his sanity until he finds that the Martians have died.
What two factors help the Martians overcome the gravitational differences between Mars & Earth?
From the text: The atmosphere of the earth, we now know, contains far more oxygen or far less argon (whichever way one likes to put it) than does Mars’. The invigorating influences of this excess of oxygen upon the Martians indisputably did much to counterbalance the increased weight of their bodies.
Why do the aliens want babies in War of the Worlds?
It appears that the aliens are stealing babies, to the point where they actually rip a child out of a woman’s womb. Another possibility is that the aliens actually want to make the Earth a better place by destroying human society and giving the world a fresh start with the next generation.
Why did the aliens attack in War of the Worlds?
The Coming of the Martians. The narrative opens by stating that as humans on Earth busied themselves with their own endeavours during the mid-1890s, aliens on Mars began plotting an invasion of Earth because their own resources are dwindling.
What is the Thunder Child in War of the Worlds?
HMS Thunder Child is a fictional ironclad torpedo ram of the Royal Navy, destroyed by Martian fighting-machines in H. G. Wells’ 1898 novel The War of the Worlds whilst protecting a refugee rescue fleet of civilian vessels.
Who sang on War of the Worlds?
Jeff Wayne
How does the narrator escape when the army first fights the Martian tripods?
The narrator escapes back to his house, where he tells his wife what he has seen. Shortly thereafter, military forces arrive on Horsell Common, and a second cylinder lands near the first. Fighting soon breaks out between the soldiers and the Martians. The narrator just barely escapes detection by the Martians.
What killed the Martians in The War of the Worlds?
As it turns out, all of the Martians are dead, “slain by the putrefactive and disease bacteria against which their systems were unprepared.” The narrator is overwhelmed, and he suffers a three-day nervous breakdown. After a kind family nurses him back to health, he makes his way back to Maybury.