BK2 CH5 Flashcards
Quote to show he may feel guilty
“To my disordered imagination it seemed the colour of blood “
Quote showing life has returned
“Flutter of a birds wings and a horse croaking “
Quote showing the martians gone
“All the machinery gone”
Quote showing his mental state
“Despondent wretchedness”
Quote showing men gone
“But traces of men there were none”
Quote showing he is taking a moment for himself
“The sweetness of air!”
Quote showing red weed
“Red weed grew tumultuously”
What happens
Narrator emerges from the coal cellar
Survives without food and little water
Stillness encourage shim to venture out
Surprise to discover the martians have vacated the pit
What does the narrator say the martians have taken the place of us
Humans have has a long reign over the animal kingdom and the martians forcing human kind into submission and the narrator finally understands what mankind have put other animals through
What does wells mention about an issue with how advanced the martians are
Focuses on the scarcity of the martians as they seem to have depleted England’s resources much like their own plants, can’t find any environment that can sustain them
How does wells maintain the fear of the martians
Causal reference to the death the martians have caused
What have the martians done to the food
Taken it proving they are capable of elaborate cognition
What could the red weed mean
Rapid dread of the weed mirrors the martians quick ascent to power, the martians take over the animals kingdom while the red takes domain over earths ecosystem.
