The War of the Worlds: Plot Summary (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year the astronomical opposition & Mars flashes occur
Year the astronomical opposition & Mars flashes occur
1894
What crashes near Horsell, England
What crashes near Horsell, England
Greenish flame
Object found in crater by Ogilvy
Object found in crater by Ogilvy
Cylindrical object
What emerges from the cylinder
What emerges from the cylinder
Large creature with tentacles
Martian weapon that incinerates people & trees
Martian weapon that incinerates people & trees
Heat-Ray
Effectiveness of human weapons vs Martians
Effectiveness of human weapons vs Martians
Ineffective
What Martians feed on
What Martians feed on
Human blood
Artilleryman's plan to resist Martians
Artilleryman's plan to resist Martians
Live underground
How the Martians die
How the Martians die
Bacterial infection
Narrator's warning about the future
Narrator's warning about the future
Martians might return