Chapter 11 At The Window Flashcards
What happens
Narrator arrives home disheveled and traumatised
Offers shelter to artillery man
They talk about the unsuccessful battle of the artillery man
What does doing have each other’s company help
Able to cope with the dreadful circumstances, buoying their spirits in a small but significant way
What makes it hard for wells to contextualise the events
The martians are indiscriminate in their attacking, it makes it harder to see what they are trying to achieve
Complete destruction
What does the destruction of the train station and the college symbolise
The train shows how communication has crumbled and the ruined college was once a place of knowledge but humanities education is nothing
What have the martians managed to do
The martians possess the power and dominance and the ability to build an impressive empire that has forced humanity into submission
Quote to show ignorance fading
“ were they intelligent mechanisms?”
Quote linking to the industrial revolution
“ steam engine would seem to a lower animal”
Quote showing the link between martians and human
“ as mans brains sits and rules in his body “
Quote to show the artillery man failed
“ wiped us out- simply wimped us out”
Quote to show the artillery man is weak
“ weep like a little boy”
Quote relating the martians to a Greek god
“ glittering Titan “
Quote to show a new day is not good
“ pitiless light of dawn”
