Chapter 13 How I Fell In With The Curate Flashcards

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What happens

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Martians retreat to Horsell Common
Everyday a new cylinder lands
Military encircles the cylinders
Narrator stops to Reston his journey and when he wakes he finds th rate quietly observing him

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What does the narrator think about

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Drawn into deep theological and philosophical discussion about the meaning of the invasion and the nature of god
Most of his emotions are centred around horror, disgust and occasional relief

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What is mentioned about his wife

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His desire to find his wife is ostensibly his driving force
But also feels angry at her
Strange emotional fluctuations
He resents having to constantly worry about her safety

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What is the problem with religion

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Supposed to give humans faith they needs to withstand hardship but the curate seems to think otherwise believing his religious devotion should render him exempt of the pain and sorrow but the narrator disagrees as no one should be exempt from this calamity

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Quote showing the narrator has been taught

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“After getting this sudden lesson”

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Quote showing everything is burnt

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“Charred and desolate”

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Quote showing the martians are working hard

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“Worked with furious energy”

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Quote showing the curate looked angelic

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“Pale blue and blankly staring “

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What is the curate like

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He is very angelic and soft he has lost his way and believes God is punishing him

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Quote showing his fluctuation of emotions with his wife

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“I felt angry with my wife”

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Quote showing the curate is lost

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“Fire, earthquake, death!”

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Quote shaming religion

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“What good is religion if it collapses under calamity?”

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What has wells done to give the reader a chance to recover

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After the overwhelming last chapter wells provides a more static chapter

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What do the cities Sodom and Gomorrah reference

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The book of revelation
Regards the invasion as the apocalypse
Supernatural destroying them

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