What Is The Passage In The War Of The Worlds

Homework 3
1. Find a passage in The War of the Worlds that was not discussed at all in class, or not discussed enough, and show how it conveys a major theme of the novel. Relate it to other passages relevant to the theme. [5]
A major theme through out The War of the Worlds is the need to change the status quo of society. Wells used the Martian invasion as a catalyst to change how England’s society operated. When the Martians easily rendered England’s defenses useless, the country gave up. In the epilogue, the narrator said, “whether we expect another invasion or not, our views of the human future must be greatly modified by these events. We have learned now that we cannot regard this planet as being fenced in and a secure abiding place for
Though it is not a major theme throughout the novel, in the narrator’s brother’s experience with his two female traveling companions and in the artilleryman’s idea for society’s future, it is obvious that women of the time did not have much power or respect. In the narrator’s brother’s experience with Mrs. Elphinstone and her sister-in-law, it was obvious he found Mrs. Elphinstone to be aggravating. While he admired the sister-in-law’s quietness and deliberateness. The sister-in-law was clearly the sanest of the two for she took charge of the reins of the carriage and obeyed the brother. Despite being the favorite of the two women, she was never given a name. It is clear that her coyness and obedience were the traits most admired proving that the role of women during the time was merely as a follower to men. Mrs. Elphinstone was bashed because of her outward emotional state. The artilleryman, when giving his proposal to the narrator, said the only women allowed in his new society were, “able-bodied, clean-minded women… mothers and teachers. No lackadaisical ladies – no blasted rolling eyes.” A female who was defiant to men was looked down upon. She had to be willingly obedient to
Point to a specific passage of "The Machine Stops" that you find especially ironic. How does the irony convey the satire of the story? [3]
In the end of Part I, when Vashti was on the plane going to visit Kuno, she periodically looked out the window.
“At Midday she took a second glance at the earth. The air-ship was crossing another range of mountains, but she could see little, owing to clouds. Masses of black rock hovered below her, and merged indistinctly into grey. Their shapes were fantastic; one of the resembled a prostate man.
“‘No ideas here,’ murmured Vashti, and hid the Caucasus behind a metal blind.
“In the evening she looked again. They were crossing a golden sea, in which lay many small islands and one peninsular. She repeated, ‘No ideas here,’ and hid Greece behind a metal blind”