Chapter 15 What Happened In Surrey Flashcards
Who’s perspective does it go back to
The narrators
Time shifts back to fill in the details as the martians advance to London which wells left a mystery in the previous chapter
What happens
Seven martians tripods appear
Martians return fire on the artillery using black smoke with is poisonous
Narrator and curate find shelter in a deserted house
British government is on breaking point
Exodus from London begins
Symbolic about the black smoke
Represents how the martians also quickly swept the land, the smoke and the martians spread throughout the country effortlessly subordinating their human foes
They force humans to hide in ditches like frightened animals
What have the martians done
It has become evident that the martians have usurped humanity’s high position in the animals kingdom
Why does the narrator go back in time
To satisfy the suspense he had created through the narrators brother imperfect vantage point from inside London
How does the narrator end the chapter
Takes on a panoramic and omniscient perspective as he is addressing us from the future as is safe
Quote showing the curate is scared
“Curate cried faintly in his throat, and began running”
Quote showing they still don’t know if they want to kill humans
“(At that time no one knew what food they needed)”
Quote showing how the village was dead
“Rising like ghosts out of the inky nothingness”
2 Quote showing everything is covered
“Black veiled”
“Impenetrable vapour hiding its dead “
Quote showing the government is crumbling
“Disintegrating organism of government “
