Chapter 9 The Fighting Begins Flashcards
What happens
Day begins with normality talking to the milkman and the neighbour
Military unsuccessfully attack the cylinders
Martians respond with the heat ray causing mass destruction
The narrator gets his wife to Leatherhead
What does the blood red sun suggest
The blood red moon in the book of revelation during the apocalypse when the world ends
OR
seen as a symbol of domination for the blood drinking invaders
What are the results of poor communication
The soldiers reveal their ignorance
False sense of security
Quote to show a false sense of security
“ the milkman came as normal”
Quote to show the blood red sun
“ the sun… seemed blood red”
Quote showing the narrators naivety
“ they seemed very helpless in that pit of theirs “
Quote showing serialism
“ quiet sunny landscape”
