The War of the Worlds · Character
Thunder Child
A British ironclad warship that rams a Martian tripod before being destroyed.
minor
Also known as The Thunder Child
First appearance: XVII: The Thunder Child
Thunder Child shows up with force in XVII: The Thunder Child. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The torpedo ram that charges the Martians, destroys two of them, and is itself destroyed in a heroic sacrifice.
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
In this chapter, the narrator reaches his emotional and psychological nadir as he wanders through a corpse-lit…
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