Petra's Dark & Dreamy

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, Chapters 4 & 5, H.G. Wells

Petra Season 2 Episode 3

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In Chapters 4 and 5 of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, the story intensifies as the Martians begin their full-scale invasion. In Chapter 4, the narrator and his companion witness the destruction caused by the Martians’ heat-ray, which incinerates everything in its path. The narrator is increasingly terrified as the Martians begin their advance toward London. In Chapter 5, the narrator experiences the chaos and panic as the Martians' tripods continue their devastating assault on humanity. People flee, and the narrator begins to grasp the full scope of the alien threat, feeling both helpless and desperate.

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