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Compare And Contrast Zero Hour And War Of The Worlds

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Unit 5 Step 3 : Essay Ray Bradbury author of “Zero Hour” and H.G. Wells of “War of the Worlds” created stories about Martians/Aliens which are science fiction. While both authors portray an alien invasion, each author shows the concept of characters working together in different ways and include events in their stories where the characters use magic powers. While both authors portray an alien invasion, each author shows the concept of characters working together in different ways. One of the most significant pieces of evidence that supports this is when it says.“Drills stuck halfway if only WE could figure out a way to get him through so the rest of his friends could come through after him” (Bradbury 254). This shows how the children work together with the aliens to make the invasion successful. Instead of Zero Hour were Children work together with the aliens Compared with “The War of the Worlds” where Martians are working together and look out but humans run into each other and don’t seem to help each other - appears every man on his own. In addition, “They had passed by me, and two were stooping over the frothing, tumultuous ruins of their comrade.” (Wells 273). This piece of text evidence only supports the fact that the …show more content…

Uses “magic” or “powers”, (Yo-yo disappears/melt the door knob/created some kind portal.) They Comparably contain earth getting invaded by Martians, Additionally they both have a sense of magic. “Mink flings the Yo-Yo down its string reaching the end of it, IT VANISHED” (Bradbury 254). Different from “War of the worlds” “The one on the extreme left, the remotest that is, flourished a huge case high in the air, and the ghostly, terrible heat-ray I had already seen on Friday night smote towards Chertsey, and struck the town” (Wells 269) Comparatively to “War of the Worlds”, Uses “magic” or “powers” (Heat Ray/machine that can move fast and transform

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