Back to category: Novels Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Essay On ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G Wells Essay On ‘The War of the Worlds’ by H.G Wells What techniques does H.G Wells use to make ‘The War of the Worlds’ a gripping and successful story? For this module of coursework I will be explaining the literary skills and techniques that H.G Wells has exercised in his masterpiece ‘The War of the Worlds’. Wells’ effort in his legendary novel has been loved and enjoyed by all generations of readers for decades, as it tells the tale of a nations’ interplanetary battle against Martians from the red planet – Mars. His text was, for its published year (1898), very advanced and forward thinking, and that is what surprises many readers of this novel. The main character, whose name we never discover, is a news reporter living in South London, probably Merton. He narrates the tale in a semi-documentary style borrowed from other novels of the time that sprouted out because of the unification and militarization of Germany, and that were predicting war in Europe. T... Posted by: Andres Cisneros Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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