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Oxford Literature Companions: The War of the Worlds
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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular GCSE set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characters, themes, language and contexts, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which
provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers The War of the Worlds by HG Wells.
Table of Contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Plot and Structure
- Plot
- Structure
- Context
- Biography of H.G. Wells
- Darwinism
- Eugenics
- Historical and social context: Late-Victorian era
- Industry
- Science and technology
- Empire
- Fin de siècle
- Literary context
- Fictional autobiography
- Scientific romance
- Horror
- ‘Road’ novel
- Characters
- Main characters
- The narrator
- The Martians
- The curate
- The artilleryman
- Minor characters
- Character map
- Main characters
- Language
- Narrative perspective
- Biblical language
- Scientific and technical language
- Colour imagery
- Nature imagery
- Symbolism
- Writing techniques
- Themes
- War and military might
- Imperialism
- Religion
- Science and technology
- Skills and Practice
- Exam skills
- Understanding the question
- Planning your answer
- Writing your answer
- Sample questions
- Sample answers
- Exam skills
- Glossary
- Back Cover
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