war of the worlds

H.G Wells was born into a low middle class family. He lived a typical life and attended some of the best schools in the area. His mother and father showed him love as a child and supported him in his writing career. How then did he become so pessimistic? Also, why did he express these emotions in his book War of the Worlds? Many people believe H.G Wells’ pessimistic views about nature and the future are due to struggles in his childhood, his struggles with relationships, and beliefs that were planted in him or developed due to other people.
“ At the age of 14, H.G Wells became his father’s apprentice at a drapery shop” (Britannica). Wells’ father needed his son to help him overcome the family’s financial losses. During those years, Wells broke his leg in four different places, and he came to a conclusion that nature plays evil tricks on certain people. He gave up on writing after his first novel was not published and decided to go to college to study biology. “W...