Analytical paragraph ENGL 104 #2

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"The War of the Worlds," by H.G. Wells, is a renowned science fictional novel that explores the idea that despite external characteristics being vastly different, the internal characteristics and qualities everyone possesses are very similar, portrayed through first-person narration. A narrator is the one who tells the story in literature (Merriam Webster). First-person point of view is a narration style that uses the pronoun "I," allowing an immediate connection between the reader and the character because scenes are viewed from the character's emotional perspective (MasterClass). A first-person point of view in a story also allows room for bias; a limited perspective is inherently subjective because an emotional filter can distort a story's events. In "The War of the Worlds," the first-person point of view is from an alien Martian. The Martians have been observing humans for a long time to prepare to invade Earth one day (Wells). The narrator prefaces breaking the fourth wall, telling readers that they should not judge him too harshly for wanting to take over the Earth by trying to justify it by saying how awful humans are (Wells). Humans view any other animal or human of a different race or nationality as inferior to them (Wells). The narrator brings up how the Tasmanians were wiped out and colonized by European settlers as evidence of humans acting violently and ruthlessly toward those they view as inferior to themselves (Wells). The Martian's perspective is very subjective and shows much hypocrisy. Even though the narrator is not human, they still have a lot of human qualities, like having the human emotion of entitlement. An entitled mentality is defined by a sense of deservingness or being owed something when little or nothing has been done to deserve that treatment (Brennan). Two wrongs do not make a right, and it is not justifiable to try and invade Earth despite how cruel humans are to view others, nor are they entitled to planet Earth, just like how European settlers were not entitled to Tasmania. In this scenario, the Martians also view other creatures, like humans, as inferior to them despite critiquing humans for having the

same beliefs, which is hypocritical. "The War of the Worlds" demonstrates how it is a universal feeling, transcending different biological species to project worthlessness onto others. The more ignorant one is to their unconscious self-centred ideologies, the more inappropriate aggression becomes justifiable due to a sense of entitlement. Works Cited

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