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OCR GCSE English Literature
19th-century prose
The War of the Worlds

OCR GCSE English Literature · J352

The War of the Worlds

H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, studied as a whole text.
Students write one essay from a choice of two: an extract-based question, or a discursive question on a view of the novel.

Subtopics

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Context
Introduction
2
Plot overview
Introduction
3
Book One, Chapters 1 to 6: the Martians arrive
The plot, part by part
4
Book One, Chapters 7 to 13: the fighting begins
The plot, part by part
5
Book One, Chapters 14 to 17: the exodus from London
The plot, part by part
6
Book Two, Chapters 1 to 5: trapped with the curate
The plot, part by part
7
Book Two, Chapters 6 to 10: dead London and the Epilogue
The plot, part by part
8
The narrator
Characters
9
The Martians
Characters
10
The curate
Characters
11
The artilleryman
Characters
12
The narrator's brother and the Elphinstones
Characters
13
The narrator's wife
Characters
14
Imperialism and colonisation
Themes
15
Science and evolution
Themes
16
Religion and faith
Themes
17
Civilisation and the breakdown of order
Themes
18
War and violence
Themes
19
Human complacency and humility
Themes
20
Writer's methods
Writer's methods
21
Key quotations
Key quotations

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