Which historical reality most influenced H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds? A. The spreading conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte B. World War I's effects on the British population O C. America's increasing involvement in global affairs O D. Britain's vulnerability to rising European powers​

Britain’s vulnerability to rising European powers.

Explanation:

The purpose of the allusion to the story of Cinderella is to emphasize how different the narrator's life is from a fairy tale. The correct answer is A.

Explanation:

What the speaker is trying to do here, by comparing his/her life with Cinderella, is to make a difference between real life, where everything can happen, even bad things, and fairy tales, where everything works out just fine in the end. His/her life, the real life has obstacles, and the speaker feels disappointed for not winning the scholarship, that scholarship would've helped a lot in accomplishing his/her dreams. He/she will probably still be able to do it, but he/she just feels disappointed and thinks won't have the chance, but with hard work, he/she will. The idea of the allusion to the story of Cinderella is to emphasize the differences between real life, and fairy tales, where everything is magical and happen even without working on it, just with the help from a fairy everything turns out the way we desire. In real life, this doesn't always happen, and if it does happen it happens with our help and hard work. We just don't have to give up.