Discussion Questions for The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, Study notes of Poetry

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Retold from the H. G. Wells original

by Chris Sasaki

Illustrated by Jamel Akib

The War of

the Worlds

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What Do You Think?

Questions for Discussion

Have you ever been around a toddler who keeps asking the question “Why?” Does your teacher call on you in class with questions from your homework? Do your parents ask you ques- tions about your day at the dinner table? We are always surrounded by questions that need a spe- cific response. But is it possible to have a question with no right answer? The following questions are about the book you just read. But this is not a quiz! They are designed to help you look at the people, places,

4. Why do you suppose the narrator insists on going home instead of staying in Leatherhead like his wife wants? Have you ever done anything that someone asked you not to do?
5. On his way out of London, the narrator’s brother stops to save two young women. Do you think this was a brave or a stupid thing to do? What is the bravest thing you’ve ever done?
6. While the narrator does all he can to sur- vive, the curate does nothing but complain and cry. Do you know anyone like either of these men? Which of them are you more like?
7. When the Martians enter the house where the narrator is staying, the narrator hides in the coal cellar. Do you think this was a good hiding place? Where do you hide when you don’t want to be found?
8. The artilleryman says, “Saving humanity isn’t enough. We must save our knowledge, too.... But we don’t want any useless novels or T H E WA R O F T H E WO R L D S

poetry—just our science and ideas.” Why do you suppose he feels this way? What would you choose to save?

9. When the narrator realizes that the fight is over, he says, “The torment was over. The heal- ing would begin.” Do you think the people of London can ever truly heal from the effects of the invasion? Has anything ever happened to you that caused a big change in your life?
10. At the beginning of the book, the narrator is sure that the military can easily destroy the Martians. How does his opinion change through- out the book? Were you surprised that something as small as bacteria finally killed them? How did you expect the story to end? W H AT D O Y O U T H I N K?