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War Of The Worlds Comparison

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“War of the Worlds” is a 2005 fiction disaster film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the novel by H.G Wells and set in New Jersey, by the terrestrial tripods which are eliminating people or holding them captive to control the universe. This film explores the theme of disaster through the perspective of a single and divorced father Ray and his estranged children. Similarly, the novella “Hiroshima” written by Laurence Yep, tells the story from the perspective of 12 years old, Sachi from Hiroshima, Japan. The author explains what happens when Americans releases an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, aftermath USA helps the families of Hiroshima, and they are known as Hiroshima Maidens, and how can they start a fresh new life. This novella is …show more content…

One of the texts demonstrates the impact of a disaster on the main protagonists Ray and his children are fighting to survive from the invasion. Whereas, in the novella ‘Hiroshima’, the two most important female protagonists Sachi and Riko are fighting to survive during World War two and the impending bombing/impact of an atomic bomb. “The American bombers release the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in Japan during World War 2; Americans thought that it would make Japan stop fighting” because it will cause so much damage to buildings and up to 120,000 people will die on that Hiroshima Bombing. This clearly explains why Americans bombed in Hiroshima because they desire to take revenge on Japan. The atomic bomb can cause many peoples' deaths and also it can cause damage to Hiroshima. The terrestrial tripods which are eliminating people or holding them captive to control the universe, in New Jersey, where the main protagonists live. When the tripods started attacking humans, Ray wanted his children to be safe, so he decides to leave his town and go to meet his wife in Boston. However, in the film, the main characters are fighting to survive the attack by moving towns, but in the novella, the main characters are fighting to survive the war and the effect of the atomic bomb as it can cause many deaths. Overall, both texts demonstrate the theme of disaster as the main characters in the texts are fighting for survival in

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