Situation and Central Concerns
Situation and Central Concerns
H.G. Wells's novel imagines a Martian invasion of southern England and follows the collapse of assumptions about human security and superiority. Its central concerns include survival, imperialism, science, evolution, fear, social order and human vulnerability.
Step-by-step lessons on Eduqas GCSE English Literature 1.2.3 The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Work through your set texts (Shakespeare, the 19th-century prose text, the post-1914 text, and the poetry anthology) alongside regular unseen-poetry practice, since Component 2's unseen poetry section is usually the most time-pressured on exam day.