The War of the Worlds: Context & Writers Techniques (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Wells's biology teacher at university
Wells's biology teacher at university
Thomas Henry Huxley
Year War of the Worlds was written
Year War of the Worlds was written
1897
Genre War of the Worlds belongs to
Genre War of the Worlds belongs to
Invasion literature
What ultimately kills the Martians
What ultimately kills the Martians
Earth's bacteria
Narrative perspective used in novel
Narrative perspective used in novel
First-person perspective
Novel's structural approach
Novel's structural approach
Episodic structure
Tone Wells employs in the novel
Tone Wells employs in the novel
Scientific and journalistic
What the red weed symbolises
What the red weed symbolises
Invasive nature of Martian conquest
What the heat-ray symbolises
What the heat-ray symbolises
Technological superiority & destructive power
Year of Orson Welles's radio broadcast
Year of Orson Welles's radio broadcast
1938