Social Sensitivity
In many respects, The War of the Worlds is a tale told before. For instance, the Aztecs of Mexico first took Hernando Cortes and his […]
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Topics for Discussion
1. Why are the Characters given abstract names such as “the Narrator” and “the Curate”? Are the names symbolic? What would be the point of […]
Ideas for Reports and Papers
1. Throughout his career, Wells was concerned about the ethical uses of technology and scientific knowledge. How are his ideas reflected in The War of […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Wells wrote several visionary novels similar to The War of the Worlds. These books were called “scientific fantasies” because the term “science fiction” had not […]
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was born to an upper-class Russian family on September 9, 1828, at the family’s estate in Tula province, Russia. His father was Count […]
Introduction
War and Peace is a historical novel that chronicles the tumultuous events in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century. Focusing on […]
Plot Summary
A Book I War and Peace is a massive, sprawling novel that chronicles events in Russia during the Napoleonic Wars, when the French emperor Napoleon […]
Characters
A Sonya Sonya is a pathetic figure, always in love but too meek to do anything about it. She is a cousin of and lives […]
Themes
A Class Conflict Although there is not much open conflict between members of the different classes of this novel, there is an underlying tension between […]
Construction
A Structure Since War and Peace was first published, critics have discussed the ambiguous structure of the novel. Some contend that Tolstoy raced through the […]