Chapter 8 Friday Night Flashcards
What happens
England carries on as normal
People on the edge of Horsell Common are less complacent
Martians busy in the pit
Military come to take control
What’s ironic about the narrator
The narrator is opting to ignore the strength of the martians but also seems cognisant of the fact the humans around him aren’t paying a significant amount of attention
What are the people thinking about instead of the martians
Preoccupied with their xenophobic fear of the Germans that they fail to recognise the martians as a threat
What does this chapter do
Set the scene for the chaos to come erasing any doubts the reader had on the martians ability
Simile showing the martians are dangerous
“ our old planet earth like a poisoned dart, was this cylinder “
Quote showing the martians working
“ upon the machines they were making ready”
Quote showing the martians protecting there area
“ a light ray, like the beam of a warships searchlight”
Quote to show what’s coming
“ this was the second cylinder “
