The War Of The Worlds.
The War Of The Worlds The War Of The Worlds is about Martians coming down to earth and they start invading London. The Martians try to wipe out mankind in London. But don't become very successful because they get wiped out by the tiniest things on earth bacteria. The novel was published in 1898. At this time the British Empire was strong and dangerous. The British Empire conquered many places, such as India and parts of Africa. They were colonizing the countries. People say that at that time the British Empire were "Stretched to their limits" Religion was being questioned by a man called Charles Darwin, who was a famous scientist. He came up with the idea that humans evolved from apes animals and cells multiplied. Religion was being questioned by science, there were things that religion couldn't explain and science did. Religion at that time started to get doubted because people were seeing it that science had the answers and religion didn't. In the War Of The Worlds the Curate represents religion and when the Martians come to London, they try to invade it. He panics, forgets and doubts his religion. It is then the narrator says "What good is religion if it collapses at calamity?" what the narrator is trying to say is there's no point for the Curate believing in his religion if he collapses at it. Later in the novel the Curate absolutely goes mad and has no faith at all.
'The war of the worlds'
'The war of the worlds' This essay will discuss how chapter four 'the cylinder unscrews' is important to the novel as a whole. ''The war of the worlds'' was written by Herbert George Wells, the novel was written in response to several historical events. The most important one was the unification and militirisation of Germany. 'The war of the worlds' was written in 1894 which later in 1983 was aired on radio broadcast by Orson Wells. The novel is about Martians invading earth because they can no longer survive on mars. The people try everything to get rid of the Martians but in the end nature wins against science. H.G. Wells has included a lot of science fiction in this story which makes this story effective. In the 1st chapter the narrator describes how Earth may be seen 'by greater, more intelligent forces' same as humans 'with microscopes scrutinize the transient.' This novel is still popular today for the wait of a big film coming out next year. The fundamental reason to why 'the cylinder unscrews' is important to the novel as a whole is because it's the first time we seethe Martians, but there are also many other reasons to why this chapter is important to the novel as a whole. as we can see at the beginning of chapter four we see signs of unease and fear arising 'the voices were raised ...' the first real evidence of actual fear is in chapter four as well, when the
The Time Machine.
The Time Machine Coursework Most of the story "The Time Machine" is written in first person narrator. "I told you all last Thursday..." This narrator is the main character, the Time Traveller. However, at the end of the novel, the narrator changes to a reporter. The reporter is telling the story through his eyes. This is because in the epilogue the Time Traveller was not around to tell the story, as he went missing The Time Traveller comes across arrogant, as he believes he knows best, and nothing could go wrong. "Very calmly I tried to strike the match...the match were of that abominable kind that light only on the box." And "'Communism' I said to myself." This shows a lack of responsibility, because he believes everything is should be more advanced. His arrogance also allows him to get the better of him. The Time Traveller however is not responsible, organised or always correct; he is in fact unorganised, forgetful and presumes things automatically. While the Time Traveller has his faults he is an extremely intelligent person. The fact that he could invent, and build a working time machine, proves his intelligence. '"This little affair," said the Time Traveller..."Is only a model. It is my plan for a machine to travel through time.'" The character the Time Traveller is most definitely presumptuous. We know this because in many scenarios he is too quick to jump to
The Time machine
The Traveller took his friends through to his laboratory to show them the full-sized Time machine he built. It was streamlined with quartz rods protruding from the front and a seat for the occupant. The Traveller announced his intention to explore Time in it. Embarrassed, his friends made their excuses and left. Shrugging, the Traveller mounted the machine on his own and activated it. Stopping quickly, he found that the clock has moved forward several hours. He activated the machine once more... The room darkened then lightened, the clock hands blurred, and the Traveller seemed to zoom across the laboratory. The machine went ever faster, and the laboratory became modern-looking, and then began to fall to ruins. Outside, the buildings became more and more futuristic. The laboratory area became parkland. The Traveller stopped the machine at last, clumsily, in the middle of a severe storm. He saw a strange elfin face.... The rain stopped, and the Traveller was looking up at the face of a strange monument. The Time machine's dials read 802,701 AD. A group of diminutive, beautiful but frail people appeared, dressed in short robes. One female showed an interest in the Traveller. Their language was strange, so the Traveller got frustrated. They thought the Traveller came from the sun on a thunderbolt - hardly the perfect intellectual society he had hoped to meet. He removed the
The Time Machine
''The Time Machine'' by H.G Wells illustrated life in Britain at the end of the Victorian era. How far do you agree with this statement? ''The Time Machine'' by Herbert George Wells was published in 1895. At that time in Britain, the industrial revolution was taking place. The industrial revolution saw substantial change in Victorian Britain. The population was increasing, industry and travel had changed due to the invention of steam trains, electricity, and spinning jenny's. More people left the countryside to find work in mayor cities, factories were popping up across the country. The entire nation was changing in industry, society, and culture. All these inventions along with the industrial revolution saw massive change in Victorian Brittan. The population was escalating and there was increase in fear. All this fear brought about sci-fi. Chemistry and Physics developed as separate disciplines and Darwin made his discoveries in evolution. It is not surprising therefore; that the Victorians became interested in speculating about what man might be capable of, this introduced science fiction. Science fiction was taking of very well as authors such as Allen Poe and Mary Shelley (Frankenstein) came out. Progress was central to the Victorian era, as the benefits of the Industrial Revolution spread worldwide. Yet technology brought a dark side as well. Writers were starting to use
The Time Machine
Write a detailed analysis of Wells' portrayal of the future. To what extent is The Time Machine a critique of the politics and social conditions in Victorian England? Hebert George Wells wrote The Time Machine in 1895. The novel was written based on Wells' socialist views and how he disapproved and disliked the Victorian class system that separated people either above or below ground, literally. He wanted an equal society. In the novel he exaggerates the class system and what he thinks this segregation could lead to in the future. In the story the reader is introduced to the time traveller who finds himself far off in the future. Upon arriving the setting seems advanced in some ways - there are huge buildings within an exotic environment. However he sees a 'colossal figure...it was carved out of white marble, in shape something like a winged sphinx' this can link to the technical and engineering advancement at that period, when new structures and big statues were built but it can be reminiscent of the sphinx of ancient Egypt and links to the past rather than the future which already give the impression of some form of regression. Also the actual settings of the future include 'bare hillsides' and 'shrubs and long grass' which gives it rural scenery which is the opposite of the expectation of more progress in development in buildings and an urban landscape. One of the
The Time Machine
"The Time Machine" 'The Time Machine' was written by H.G. Wells, a 19th Century biology teacher as well as a professional writer and journalist in 1895. The story is mainly based on what was happening in the 19th Century during the 'Industrial Revolution', where there was a big difference between the Rich and the Poor. The rich did simply nothing but benefited from the poor suffering. The poor worked as labourers in factories and mills which were owned by the rich people. During this time the Theory of Evolution by Charles Darwin had been published. The theory was that humans had evolved from apes, which caused much controversy. The story highlights what was happening during the time H.G Wells was alive. The book is about a scientist who invents a time machine which he uses to travel in time. He travels 800 000 years into the future. His name remains unknown and he is referred to as the 'Time Traveller' throughout the book. As he travels in time he finds a nightmarish dystopia, in which humanity has separated into two different species. The rich, who lived luxurious lives in the 19th Century, were now the Eloi. They were extremely beautiful but very lazy and unintelligent people. They live in beauty, peace and idleness. Whilst living with these people the 'Time Traveller' also realised that the Eloi were weak and childishly afraid of the dark. The reason they were afraid