The+War+of+the+Worlds

__Title__: The War of the Worlds __Author__: H.G. Wells __Setting__: 20th century London __Point of view__: First and third person __Main Characters__: The "Writer" - He is a regular man living in London. He is not rich or poor. He lives with his wife. They are separated when the attack begins. He looks for her throughout the book. It is first person when it is about him. The "Writer's" brother - When it talks about him it is third person point of view even though the main character is talking about his brother. Even though he is talking, it is not his view since he was not with his brother. __Central Conflict__: Martians invade Earth and start their attack. They begin going around killing whoever they can find, since they need human blood to survive. While people run for their lives to safe areas, the military moves in and positions cannons throughout large areas. As the walkers move in, the war of the worlds begin. __Examples from the story that support theme__: Martains know their planet is doomed, so they come to take over earth. While on earth they need human blood to survive, so they kill all the humans they can find and wipe out the cannons positioned around them. At the end the Martians are killed by the one thing neither humans nor Martians expected, that was bacteria. There are no bacteria on mars, so the Martian's bodies could not fight them off.

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