Imagine a world where everything changes in a split-second. Ray Bradbury's "Zero Hour" depicts an alien invasion brought upon by "deceptively innocent" children, under the noses of clueless parents. "War of the Worlds", written by H. G. Wells, introduces a group of martians. They invaded an English town inhabited by an unflinching narrator whose life was spared after having slaid the formidably colossal alien. H. G. Wells and Ray Bradbury depict two tumultuous versions of an alien invasion through characters, events and settings, that ultimately evoke a sense of loyalty.
Bradbury and Wells create two varying alien invasion through groups of martians that have different kinds of morals. "Until one day they thought of children." (Bradbury 250) The dissolute aliens in Bradbury's story were so set on finishing their missions that they manipulate children into working for them. "I have a dim memory of a foot of Martian coming down within a score of yards of my head...carrying the debris of their comrade...I had escaped." (Wells 275) Wells' Martians would give up their mission, and let a human live, to honor the death of their fallen comrade. The unique qualities displayed through the martians had a major impact on protagonists, as did the events that were retold. …show more content…
"Drill's stuck...If we could only get him all the way through." (Bradbury 254) The alien invasion was started by the collaboration of the neighborhood kids to bring Drill into the world. Ultimately, the invasion was started by children's curiosity. "The sojers'll stop em." (Wells 268) People living where the aliens invaded had no idea the extent of the attack and they had no part in bringing on the attack if they were trying to expel. Among other things, the events portrayed greatly impacted the beginning of the stories as did the
Bradbury and Wells create two varying alien invasion through groups of martians that have different kinds of morals. "Until one day they thought of children." (Bradbury 250) The dissolute aliens in Bradbury's story were so set on finishing their missions that they manipulate children into working for them. "I have a dim memory of a foot of Martian coming down within a score of yards of my head...carrying the debris of their comrade...I had escaped." (Wells 275) Wells' Martians would give up their mission, and let a human live, to honor the death of their fallen comrade. The unique qualities displayed through the martians had a major impact on protagonists, as did the events that were retold. …show more content…
"Drill's stuck...If we could only get him all the way through." (Bradbury 254) The alien invasion was started by the collaboration of the neighborhood kids to bring Drill into the world. Ultimately, the invasion was started by children's curiosity. "The sojers'll stop em." (Wells 268) People living where the aliens invaded had no idea the extent of the attack and they had no part in bringing on the attack if they were trying to expel. Among other things, the events portrayed greatly impacted the beginning of the stories as did the