Use the thoughts you recorded in your notes to write a topic sentence for a paragraph analyzing Chapter 4, "The Cylinder Opens" from War of the Worlds. You will only write the topic sentence. Based on this chapter, what might be the author's message or theme?

The author is criticizing the imperialistic status of Britain. The British Empire has colonized a lot of territories. Social Darwinism is also present because the Martians are superior compared to the humans. He believed that the success of an evolved race makes them have a higher class compared to others.