What Are The Similarities Between Zero Hour And War Of The Worlds
“Zero Hour,” written by Ray Bradbury, and War of the Worlds, written by H.G Wells, both have similarities and contrasting events and characters. The authors create stories that include reactions to an alien invasion and demonstrate how the invasion changes the lives of those involved. Both authors portray alien invasions but each author has their own vision of how characters would react. When Mink in “Zero Hour” says, “Peekaboo” (Bradburry 261), it changes the mood of the whole story because she took an innocent word and gave it a dark meaning. The parents reacted with terror because of the creepy tone in Mink’s voice. Obviously, the parents weren’t going to react as if Mink was playing the actual Peekaboo game because it was at this point