Question

3. Orson Welles (the author of the radio play) chose to include some of the exact words used by H. G. Wells

Answer 1

Answer: There are several ways in which the book and the radio broadcast are different. The book is set in 1898, and told in the past tense. The radio broadcast, on the other hand, is set in 1938, and told in the present tense. Moreover, the broadcast is told as news, as if the events were being reported as they were happening.

Answer 2

Answer:

Orson Welles decided to omit much of the description from the original version of the story to make it credible, as it was a real event transmitted alive.

Explanation:

This piece was adapted from "The War of Worlds" written by HG Wells in 1898 and it was broadcasted as a Halloween episode on Sunday, October 1938, at 9 pm.

Welles decided to tell the story as it was happening in the United States, instead of England, and in 1938, instead of the original 1898.

The original novel was written as a critic against the expansion of the British Empire at all costs. Welles thought that it would be boring for his audience, as it was not a credible story.

The story was broadcast as a variety show, that was interrupted by fake news, and a "reporter" describing how meteorites were falling on earth.

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