The War of the Worlds | Ideas for Group Discussions
The social commentary in The War of the Worlds is thick, but it continues to attract a multitude of readers, and the depiction of civilization collapsing in gallant resistance against an implacable enemy is grand, even moving. Science fiction writers ever since have used their fantasies as vehicles for commenting on society, but few fire the imagination the way Wells does. Discussion groups could approach the novel from the angle of its social commentary and work their way into the ideas at the foundation of the tale. Another angle for approach would be the apocalyptic vision of the...
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