The War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by H. G.
Wells. It originally appeared in serial form in magazines in
1897 and was later published as a book. It tells the story of
England being invaded by Martians.
from The War of the Worlds
by H. G. Wells.
No one would have believed in the last years
of the nineteenth century that this world was
being watched keenly and closely by
intelligences greater than man's and yet as
mortal as his own; that as men busied
themselves about their various concerns they
were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost
as narrowly as a man with a microscope
might scrutinise the transient creatures that
swarm and multiply in a drop of water.
How does the author's description of Mars
impact the plot of the story?
It emphasizes the reasons that humans should
have anticipated that Martians would invade Earth.
It heightens the contrast between what the people
of Earth want and what the Martians want.
It implies that Martians would not have left their
planet if they had not been forced to by humans.
It shows that Earth and Mars are so similar that
Martians would feel at home on either planet.