1. H.G. Wells and War of the Worlds
The narrator first comes across one of the massive machines; he cannot believe how it responds to the Martian. In Chapter 10, Wells states, "it was no mere insensate machine driving on its way. ... The artilleryman in the story explains to the narrator, "The weak and the cumbersome and mischievous have to die. They ought to be willing to die. ... By only seeing things through the narrator's eyes, we do not know what is going on anywhere else. ...
- Word Count: 597
- Approx Pages: 2
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School