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The novel's central situation

The novel's central situation

H.G. Wells imagines a Martian invasion of southern England and traces the collapse of human assumptions about security and superiority. The novel therefore turns a science-fiction invasion into an examination of survival, imperialism, science, evolution, fear, social order and human vulnerability.

1.1.7 The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /English Literature
  3. /1.1.7 The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Step-by-step lessons on CIE IGCSE English Literature 1.1.7 The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the poetry and unseen-text skills before moving on to the longer, comparison-heavy essay questions on the set prose and drama texts.

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