Why does Wells end “The Star” with comments by Martian astronomers?
How does the story demonstrate “how small the vastest of human catastrophes may seem, at a distance of a few million miles?”
Wells ends the story by writing from the point of view of astronomers on Mars. It is important that the astronomers are unable to discern the irreparable damage the Star has had on humankind, because from what they can see, Earth, as a planet, has remained incredibly “intact”. Through this observation, Wells addresses the inconsequential nature of humankind’s inevitable end..... even the most extensive of "human catastrophes” seems a small thing from “a distance of a few million miles.”
The Star
