War of the Worlds by Essay

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It is surely impressive to observe how Wells' theory can be applied in a series of cases, taking into account the numerous (apparently) powerful communities that attempted to conquer and persecute other cultures and eventually ended up suffering. Wells wanted people to understand that plans to conquer foreign cultures are likely to fail as long as the individuals interested in persecuting others are not interested in understanding the values of societies they are interested in integrating and as long as they are solely concerned in the material aspect of their actions.

Although "The War of the Worlds" appears to treat the matter of imperialism superficially (taking into account that individuals in the story do not interact with Martians and that the oppressors do not install puppet governments), the reality is that Wells provided readers with the ability to interpret his writings.
The fact that he was writing during a period when imperialism was generally regarded as a positive enterprise might have played an important role in preventing him from putting across ideas that would directly criticize the business.

Most readers are likely to express sorrow as a result of reading about Martians wiping out entire communities of people. However, the same individuals express little to no interest concerning powerful nations who conquered, enslaved, or even wiped out other cultures. Wells certainly provided readers with an account that involves serious thinking, taking into account that many readers are likely to consider their previous understanding of history and of the social order when coming across this book.

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