The novel is written in the Victorian era, in which a woman was regarded as a property of her husband and belongs to the household. The narrator’s wife is a typical representation of the middle-class wife in that period. She seldom speaks, always sets up a meal before her husband returns home, and needs to be protected by men. Although she only appears in the beginning and the end of the Martian’s invasion, she is significant for the plot. Not only does she serve as the goal of the narrator’s adventure, but also as the reflection of the narrator’s emotions. What’s more, the wife’s survival symbolizes the possibility of rebuilding civilization after the catastrophic destruction. For the narrator, civilization is not only about technology,