Bk2 Ch9 Flashcards
What does the narrator see on the train
Trains are running surprisingly quickly after the martians demise. Indicating the great resilience of mankind
Why does he reunite with his wife
Sense of romance which was very popular in the 19th century
Ends melodramatically
Insignificant to other events however narrators goal was to find his wife to this satisfies his desire
Why can’t the narrator recall some events
He has entered another realm of the unknown previously he had to accept the martians reign of earth now he must come to terms with the unsteady world they have left behind
Why has wells used a fragmented sentence
Suggest the future is entirely unknowable and expresses a certain hope for humanity
In this moment of disaster seems to breed self reflection and re-evaluation
Quote showing he forgot
“And then I forgot”
2 Quote showing he is lost
“A demented man”
“Wandering, weeping,and raving”
Quote showing the ants again
“As a boy might crush an ant hill”
Quote showing he was alone
“I was a lonely man”
Quote showing the world has changed
“Dark and strange and empty”
Quote showing the world is still black
“Blackened shilling”
Quote showing pride
“Flaunted a Union Jack”
Quote showing the reunion
“My wife white and tearless. She gave a faint cry”
