narrator
what is the narrators job?
a philosopher
how long has it been since the invasion?
6 years
how do the Martians die?
they succumb to human/earthly bacteria
where does the narrators brother live?
london
a theme that inspired the book?
technology and scientific advancements
why does he go back to leatherhead?
to find his wife
what is the publics general opinion of the Martians at first?
that they are probably scared - they are the inferior species as they will struggle with earths gravity
how many tripods are taken down because of man kind
three
where is the narrators house?
surrey - woking
the most prolific theme in the book?
human complacency
how does he find out about the Martians?
from the paperboy
what do people do when the war is over?
study the red weed left behind to understand more about the martians
wells attempts to humanise the Martians at some point. true or false?
true - by showing them carrying there dead and making mournful sounds (though this is open to interpretation)
where does the first cylinder land?
horsell common
an example of wells' real world inspiration for the book
what detail does wells include to imply that the narrator is struggling with his mental health after his experiences
he is paranoid that the martians will return to earth one day - even having dreams about it, from which he wakes up in cold sweats
how does the world react to the fist cylinder, before the martians crawl out of it
everyone goes back to normal the next day as if nothing had happened
what two weapons do they have at there disposal?
gas and the heat ray
where does the narrators brother escape too?
tillingham in essex
when was it published as a novel?
1898
other than at the end when we get the epiloge, when else does wells show the deteriation of the narrators mental wellbeing?
when he is starving and hiding in the abandoned house with the curate and he kills him
how long was the war/the martians time on earth?
less than a year
what are the Martians ignorant to in the novel, showcasing there own complacency?
bacteria - the fact that their fellow Martians will decay and that they are not evolved to survive the earths microbiome
where does the narrator realize the invasion is over?
in leatherhead
what is wells' writing style for most of the book?
journalistic