Read the passage from The War of the Worlds. There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another, the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.

In this passage, the author uses humor to comment on the

foolishness of people.

cleverness of the aliens.

necessity of community.

importance of journalism.

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Mariah Hinton

English

29 January, 02:43

Read the passage from The War of the Worlds. There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostling one another, the one or two ladies there being by no means the least active.

In this passage, the author uses humor to comment on the

foolishness of people.

cleverness of the aliens.

necessity of community.

importance of journalism.

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Marcel · Answer 1

"The War of Worlds" is actually a science-fiction novel that was written by the author H. G. Wells. And based on the passage above taken from this novel, the use of humor here is mainly to comment on the foolishness of people. The answer to this is the first option.