Anthropocentrism

Question 1

What is anthropocentrism?

Answer 1

-view humanity at the centre of earth, universe + meaning
-wells critiques view through Martian reducing humanity to vulnerable species

Question 2

How did wells view this in his essay fictions?

Answer 2

-view humans need recognise their relative insignificance in cosmic scale from cosmic perspective to proceed as species

Question 3

How is this critique evident in TWOTW?

Answer 3

-‘no one would have believed…that this world was being watched’ Ch 1

Question 4

How does an article wells published relate to his critique?

Answer 4

-‘intelligence on mars’ 1896
-Martians not look like humans + humans expect see man emerge but not likely according to wells knowledge

Question 5

How is humanity’s ignorant belief evident?

Answer 5

-first Martian emerges the narrator attributes it human characteristics
-‘there was a mouth under the eyes’ etc.

Question 6

What is a line from chapter 6 that shows humanity’s diminishment?

Answer 6

-‘a sense of dethronement’ - being taken away from dominance
-away from idea humanity dominant species of earth