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GCSE English Literature · key term
The destruction of confidence, morale or the will to resist.
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Paper 1
Revise: The MartiansThe narrator later observes, “They do not seem to have aimed at extermination so much as at complete demoralisation” (Book One Chapter 17). “Do not seem” qualifies his judgement. The contrast distinguishes killing everyone from destroying their capacity to resist.
Component 2
The destruction of confidence, courage or willingness to resist.
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The narrator judges in Book One Chapter 17: “They do not seem to have aimed at extermination so much as at complete demoralisation”. “Extermination” means destroying a population; “demoralisation” means breaking its confidence and willingness to resist. Destroying communications, damaging railways and defeating organised opposition allows them to take possession of territory.
