HG Wells, author of the science fiction novel The War of the Worlds, used irony and foreshadowing to depict the theme that humans have a superiority complex of superiority that makes them think they are in control. and that they are the superior race. HG Wells is often considered the father of modern science fiction. Herbert George Wells was born in Bromley, southern England, on September 21, 1866. Wells was not born into a wealthy family. Sarah Wells was born on October 10, 1822. As a job, Sarah Wells became a servant. When Wells was a child he got injured while playing cricket, it was an injury that changed his future, because even though he was not able to do anything, he started reading a lot, which helped him gave him a love of literature and writing. Joseph and Sarah Wells thought the only thing their son would become was a store clerk. In 1874-1880, Wells was educated at Thomas Morley's Commercial Academy (Abrams 10+; “Wells, HG” 122). When Wells went to college, his tutor was Thomas Huxley, who taught him Darwin's theory of evolution. While in college, Wells took two courses from Thomas Huxley: elementary biology and zoology. In his spare time at Wells he drew sketches which were used for his diary. Most of his sketches were about politics and his feelings about it. Wells explored the future of humanity through numerous novels. Wells believed that science and technology could solve the problems of the human race (Abrams 53+; “Wells, HG” 122). Wells' last school year at the École Normale des Sciences was 1886-1887. Wells failed an apprenticeship with drapers and chemists. After failing, he began teaching at a prep school. At one time Wells was a member of the Fabian Society which was a socialist milieu...... middle of paper ...... Martians were if you didn't have weapons and you didn't was not considered a threat. The way the warship killed the second Martian is that the ship exploded and fragments collided with the Martian. Throughout the story, the narrator was kind to everyone and tried to help people in need, but then he changed by not being kind to the priest. The narrator said that the priest was weak and wanted him to stop eating all the food because there wasn't much left. When the narrator and the priest had to hide in the back kitchen, they began to lose their minds because it was not safe to travel. They were short of food so they had to be smart about how much they ate. Works Cited Abrams, Dennis. HG Wells. New York: Infobase Learning, 2011. “Wells, HG” Literary Lifelines. 1998. PrintWells, HG War of the Worlds. New York: Signet Classics, 2007. Print.