One of the texts is a historical event that happens in 1945, whereas, the other text is set as a modern disaster based on a science fiction event of 2005. The novella is a real and informative look into August 6, 1945, historical events of World War II and the development of the nuclear weapons like an atomic bomb. However, the film ‘War of the Worlds’ is more of a fictional event where people do not have an experience of the tripods attacking in real life. ‘War of the Worlds’ is a fictional film set in New Jersey, where the tripods arise from undergrounds and attacks the New Jersey citizens through lightening as they want to control the world. This confirms that the tripods have a mission to attack humans and to control the world. Laurence
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In the novella ‘Hiroshima’, Sachi and her mum survive the disaster except her sister Riko and her dad. On the other hand, the film ‘War of the Worlds’, all the main protagonists Ray, Robbie and Rachael survives the disaster at the end of the film to meet his ex-wife in Boston. Ray’s son Robbie leaves his father and his sister during the attack and joins the Army to stop the invasion. Ray was in a dilemma whether/deciding to stop his son from joining the Army or save his daughter from a strange woman, but he chooses to keep his daughter safe as Robbie decides to leave his father and decides to help people from the invasion. All the characters survive the attack, including Robbie. This clearly demonstrates that Robbie is so brave and helpful that he leaves his father and Rachael to help people from the attack. Also, he keeps them safe until the attack ends. Ray protects his daughter Rachael until he meets his ex-wife in Boston. The author of the novella explains that “Sachi’s family did not survive in the disaster in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Sachi loses her father on an island in the Pacific and her sister Riko in the bombing.” (Page 24 & 30) Although, the novella explores that the bomb has taken away many peoples’ lives during World War II except for Sachi and her mum as it is a real event. However, the film shows that all the main characters have survived the attack at the end of the film because it is a fictional story. Both texts have shown the same theme of disaster in the characters as they show how the two families experience the disaster. In other words, the characters in the novella represent a mixture of survivors as it is a historical event, but the characters in the film are
In the novella ‘Hiroshima’, Sachi and her mum survive the disaster except her sister Riko and her dad. On the other hand, the film ‘War of the Worlds’, all the main protagonists Ray, Robbie and Rachael survives the disaster at the end of the film to meet his ex-wife in Boston. Ray’s son Robbie leaves his father and his sister during the attack and joins the Army to stop the invasion. Ray was in a dilemma whether/deciding to stop his son from joining the Army or save his daughter from a strange woman, but he chooses to keep his daughter safe as Robbie decides to leave his father and decides to help people from the invasion. All the characters survive the attack, including Robbie. This clearly demonstrates that Robbie is so brave and helpful that he leaves his father and Rachael to help people from the attack. Also, he keeps them safe until the attack ends. Ray protects his daughter Rachael until he meets his ex-wife in Boston. The author of the novella explains that “Sachi’s family did not survive in the disaster in the city of Hiroshima, Japan. Sachi loses her father on an island in the Pacific and her sister Riko in the bombing.” (Page 24 & 30) Although, the novella explores that the bomb has taken away many peoples’ lives during World War II except for Sachi and her mum as it is a real event. However, the film shows that all the main characters have survived the attack at the end of the film because it is a fictional story. Both texts have shown the same theme of disaster in the characters as they show how the two families experience the disaster. In other words, the characters in the novella represent a mixture of survivors as it is a historical event, but the characters in the film are