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WAR OF THE WORLDS VS NEVER LET ME GO

 Theme of Confinement – physically confined in Hailsham & the cages on
the back of the Martians, underneath the fallen star in the house,
psychologically confined in not being able to move forward with similar
technological advancements as the Martians
 Theme of Identity – Understanding their purpose in the world as clones,
being generalised as a dehumanising, inferior asset & being generalised as
an inferior, weak population in the eyes of the Martians
 Theme of Power – The humans supposedly have more rights over the
clones and use the clones as a sacrifice for the survival of the human race &
the Martians use their power to wipe out the human race in a swift slaughter in
order to continue their life on Earth in peace
 Theme of Conformity – Kathy and Tommy accept their fate without a spark
of rebellion & the artilleryman acts as a pioneer in silently coexisting
underground and allowing the Martians to continue invading
 Theme of Wilful Ignorance – Ruth remains ignorant to her fate throughout
the book, choosing to ignore and not accept her fate & the humans
underestimate the power of the Martians, first attempting to protect the inferior
and vulnerable Martians assuming they’re in need of human help

EXAM QUESTIONS:
1) Compare the way in which writers use the narrators in their works
2) Compare the way in which writers attempt to make their stories believable

EXAM ANSWERS:
QUESTION ONE:

NLMG:
- Aim of book is to show the controversial matter of the treatment and
existence of clones
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- represents theme of identity, generalised in clone community
- The simple act of conformity even if it means having your life taken away
- The wilful ignorance of the human race (treatment of narrator)
WOTW:
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Each character represents a part of society, narrator = science, major
impact on society, (human evolution)
Theme of identity: anonymous narrator, meaning the book should look at
the human race as a whole not as individuals fighting (similar to Martians
looking at humans as inferior (Social Darwinism) or humans looking at a
colony of ants, (colonialism via the British Empire)
Narrator refuses to conform, continues with his journey (natural selection)
Narrator unexpectedly even in the circumstances of life and death,
continues to observe the behaviour and appearance of Martians
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WOTW:
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Scientific references, writer = prophetic, lasers, gas warfare, rockets etc

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