How might the story be different if told from the perspective of a Selenite? The reader would understand why the Selenites want to capture Mr. Bedford and Mr. Cavor.
There would not be a significant difference.
The reader would see Mr. Cavor’s motives portrayed in a more favorable way.
The Selenites would initiate the conflict in the story.

This excerpt from mrs. dalloway reveals the state of mind of septimus warren smith, a war veteran with a outlook on the world. the last two sentences also illustrate , which is a common characteristic of modernist literature.

This thinning would materially change the sound of the drum, evidence that although it might continue to be used for its original purpose of music-making or calling people to arms, it would now do so with a different voice. a musical instrument had become a trophy, and the new carvings were in fact branding, a statement of the north’s political dominance over central africa and of allegiance to islam. the drum had come to khartoum at a critical moment in sudanese history. in an audio version, stressing the word "branding" would do what for the listener? emphasize the word's importance and the idea that followsadd emphasis to the following sentencesignal that something important has just been repeatedadd emphasis to the preceding sentence

The waves crash on the shore ? alliteration ,assonance, onomatopoeia