Read the passage from The War of the Worlds. "There were really, I should think, two or three hundred people elbowing and jostli
ng 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 A. foolishness of people. B. cleverness of the aliens. C. necessity of community. D. importance of journalism.
The author is describing the behaviour of the people. He tells us that the multitude of about two or three hundred people were pushing each other, elbowing and jostling, in order to get closer to the cylinder. These people are acting foolishly. Not only are they being rude and inconsiderate, but they are trying to get closer to an unknown object that could be very dangerous. This passage, therefore, states how foolish people can be.
