Comparing The War Of The Worlds 'And Zero Hour' By Ray Bradbury

Imagine your life going from perfectly normal to anything but that in a matter of seconds. "Zero Hour", written by Ray Bradbury tells a story of an alien invasion that takes place in an ideal neighborhood. On the other hand, "War of the Worlds", written by H.G. Wells, tells a story about aliens invading a realistic Earth. H.G. Wells and Ray Bradbury wrote two different stories that bring to life alien invasions in different ways through setting, events, and characters that ultimately demonstrate loyalty.

Wells and Bradbury wrote two different stories that make up alien invasions in different ways through characters that display loyalty. ""I hate them worst. We'll kill them first."" (Page 251, Bradbury) This quote shows that the main character in "Zero Hour" is unwilling to help the humans during the invasion and is more loyal to the aliens than to the humans. ""Get under the water!" I shouted, unheeded." (Page 269, H.G. Wells) This quote shows that the main character of "The War of the Worlds" is a devoted adherent to the people and wants to save them from the aliens during the invasion. All in all, Wells and Bradburys' characters acted differently from each other during an alien invasion. Another thing that differs in each book are the events during …show more content…
""Until, one day, they thought of the children."" (Page 250, Ray Bradbury) This quote shows that the events in "Zero Hour" rely on the children because the children are being manipulated by the aliens. ""Hit!"..." (Page 271, H.G. Wells) This quote shows that the events in "The War of the Worlds" rely on the people and the aliens battling and not working together. Instead of working together, the two forces were trying to terminate one another. Wells' and Bradbury's events during an alien invasion are clearly very different. As well as the events, the setting also is very