War of the Worlds

Quote and React: In the start of chapter one, the author introduces countless scientific facts and details about the Earth and Mars. He refers to humans as vain, “blinded by vanity,” and serene. While reading how he was describing our race, I realized how small and helpless humans really are in comparison to the Universe, or possibly other intelligences. I always thought of Earth as such a powerful and prosperous place. But in reality, it isn’t near to what I believed. We have never found any other living species outside our planet, we destroy our own kind everyday, and we would be as helpless as a newborn if someday we were in the path of a massive asteroid or other planet. That author then goes on to describe the Martians from Mars as the superior species and that they are the ones that are observing us, while most people believe that this is backwards, and that us humans on earth are the ones in control.

Relate: During chapter three, the commotion and excitement of the cylinder being opened is described. Personally, if I were in the crowd surrounding the scene, I would want to be in the front row with all the other curious and somewhat brave people, to ensure that I saw every mov

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This type of book is usually not my style and I would probably never walk into a bookstore and pick out a futuristic fiction book such as this one. And that area could have been a heavy populated town or store.

Significance of Passage: In chapter twelve, book one, there is a somewhat symbolic event that comes about. There wasn’t barely any sign of life in the entire city. But since the Curate was old and wouldn’t be able to survive continuous travel, this alternate scenario was unable to take place.

Question: I wonder why, as in what was his reasoning, that H. There was no telling what they would do to the earth once they landed, let alone the surrounding group of unsuspecting people. When the author finds out that one of the Martians has died, it gives a certain sort of hope to the human race. If this was the case, nobody would have been harmed, but also no one may have known about the dangers of these Martians and their power. So you can associate the two very different stories by the reason that they fled. Let’s say that the area was blocked off and there were no groups of people were standing around when the heat ray went off. This is true because if one Martian is able to die, then that means that these creatures are not immortal or unbreakable.

July 21, 2002

Pages Read: 71-90

Relate: While reading exodus from London, in chapter sixteen, I was able to relate the mass fleeing from London with the mass fleeing of the Jews from Egypt in The Bible.

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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

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