Fourth Blog entry; our neighbors the Selenites and its society.

The Selenites where a mix between humans, insects and fishes I really liked the description made by H.G wells, all of the Selenites where different, there were some above 5 feet  and other ones as small as a little baby. H.G Wells was also biologist so I think that’s why the most realistic thing in the books is the creatures. There were different types of Selenites each one of them fulfilled   a specific task, they will only do this task for the rest of their life. 

The Selenites where a hive- minded society, they lived underground and constructed a sophisticated and technologically advanced city under the surface of the moon.  And one curious thing is that there was plenty of gold and the greedy Mr. Bedford notice it.

“Sooner or later it must come out, even if other men rediscover it. And then...Governments and powers will struggle to get hither, they will fight against one another and against these moon people. It will only spread warfare and multiply the occasions of war. In a little while, in a very little while if I tell my secret, this planet to it's deepest galleries will be strewn with human dead. Other things are doubtful, but this is certain...It is not as though man had any use for the moon. What good would the moon be to men? Even of their own planet what have they made but a battleground and theatre of infinite folly? Small as his world is, and short as his time, he has still in his little life down there far more than he can do. No! Science has toiled too long forging weapons for fools to use. It is time she held her hand. Let him find it out for himself again-in a thousand years' time.”

(page 129-130)

I put this quote because at this point both characters have a discussion whether they will tell to earth about the gold or they will tell anyone about the trip to the moon.

I think this is a very important part of the book because it shows the struggle between greed and reason.

Vocabulary:

Bearer; part of the roof that holds a construction.

The bearer in my house is made of wood.

Bore; from the verb bored, when you have nothing to do.

I get really bored at class.

Wrinkle; A line in the skin, it have to do whit age.

I have no wrinkles because I’m very young.

Gasp; to breathe sharply as for shock

I gasp when I saw the crash happen in front of me.

Handkerchief; A rectangular piece of clothe used in the neck, the suit for decoration or cleaning proposes.

Mena likes using horrible handkerchiefs in his suits.