Mark Watney's The Martian

As a Mars crew endures a Martian sandstorm one of their crew members, Mark Watney, is left behind, presumed to be dead. Left with only 31 Sols of supplies to survive Mark is pushed to the limits to keep himself alive. Follow Mark Watney’s life on Mars as scientists at NASA work tirelessly to bring him home while at the same time his remaining crews plans a daring rescue mission.

The Martian is arguably one of my favorite books because of the fantastic tone and character development. The Martian follows Mark Watney, a scientist who majored in botany and mechanical science. He get stranded on mars after a dust storm knocks out communications with NASA and the rest of his crew leaves when they believe he is dead from shrapnel in the storm.

The beginning of this book starts with Mark Watney a mechanical engineer and botanist describing his current situation, how mars missions work and how he managed to get into his predicament of being stranded on mars alone. For some of the basics, he is on Aries 3 the third mission that has sent humans to mars. All of the use a really big ship to get there and back and by the time they get to mars 13 pre supply missions will have sent everything they will need onto the Martian ground.

Andy Weir never meant for his book to become a smashing hit turned into a movie. The Martian takes place on the planet Mars with astronaut Mark Watney stranded on the deserted planet. Mark has a hole in his stomach, no communication with NASA, is left with no choice rationing his food to save his life. In this edge-of-your-seat story, Andy Weir uses suspense as well as humor to make living on Mars seem a little more bearable. Andy Weir originally wrote the novel The Martian for his science blog readers with added elements of humor + suspense to create an award winning novel. Before becoming a bestselling author, Andy Weir was just a science blogger who wrote The Martian for his science blog readers, andnever dreamed of his novel evening going

During the period after the Industrial Revolution the rich Western nations of the world began their imperialist expansion, racing to colonize any “unclaimed” territories. All of the colonized regions had their own culture and government, but because the West was so much stronger, they were taken over. When these areas were finally freed from years of oppression, their society was left in shambles and much of their culture was destroyed. Ray Bradbury’s The Martian Chronicles explores this theme of imperial expansion as applied to the hypothetical situation of humans colonizing the planet Mars. In the novel, the humans who flock to the planet are portrayed as reckless beings with no care for their new home. They destroy ruins, clear the

The saga follows astronaut Mark Watney and his crew while they take a monumental journey to Mars. Shortly after

Ray Bradbury was an American author born on August 22, 1920 who died on June 5, 2012 at the age of 91. Bradbury was a prolific and beloved writer who wrote many novels considered today to be staples of the science fiction genre such as Fahrenheit 451, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and The Martian Chronicles (www.biography.com). The Martian Chronicles is a collection of short stories Bradbury wrote over several years detailing the colonization of mars by humans. Present in this collection of stories are a number of themes portraying the weaknesses of mankind. In these stories are tales of corporate greed, mental illness, religious zealotry, gullible ignorance,

In the year 2035, Mark Watney is left stranded on Mars after his crew were struck by a huge dust storm and Watney was believed to have been killed. Now Watney has to use his wit and ingenuity to figure out how to grow crops, make water, and travel 3200 km to the next NASA landing site in hopes of being rescued in another 400 days. Andy Weir tells this story in such a way that putting the book down is difficult to say the least. Every time Watney accomplishes a task he is faced with another challenge. The way that Weir portrays Watney as a smart and ingenious guy, but is also fallible makes Watney relatable to reader, which makes Watney seem human and easy to root for at the same time, which is what makes this book so great.

“August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains” is a short story taken from the book The Martian Chronicles written by Ray Bradbury in 1950. The setting of the story takes place in Allendale, California in August of 2026, where a futuristic house is programmed to wake up the McClellan family and make them breakfast and tend to their everyday needs and wants. The house goes through a routine previously programmed for it along with any other spontaneous requirements from the family. On one of the outside side panels of the house are the charred silhouettes of the McClellan family. The house goes on with its routine even when the family is no longer present until it is ultimately destroyed by a fire. The house in way follows the steps the humans did as they both caused their own destruction. Ray Bradbury uses a reality of advanced technology, such as nuclear weapons and what effects they possibly could have, as the main contributing factor in the message he portrays in this short story. Bradbury incorporates personification, juxtaposition, imagery, diction, and irony to reinforce his message that humans crave for advanced technology and this will ultimately be the reason behind their destruction.

The movie, “The Martian,” by Ridley Scott is about an astronaut who’s trying to survive on an empty and lonely planet. The astronaut surviving on the planet Matt Damon, also known as Mark Watney. After his crew left him because they thought he was dead during a strong storm, Mark finds himself abandoned and lonely on a desolate planet. Mark try’s to send a message back to earth that he is still alive on the empty planet. NASA puts in non-stop work and fights to bring him back home. In the end, he returns back to Earth safely.

The Martian Novel should end with Watney being rescued by the NASA team. As he gets on the Hermes, he decides to bring his potatoes back to Earth to observe. The astronaut team was thrilled to have Watney back and they all celebrated the successful mission. As the celebration continues Commander Lewis notices that the Hermes is gradually declining in altitude towards Pluto. She then quickly yells for the others to come look at what was going on. Despite the efforts to prevent crashing, the mission to bring Watney back was unsuccessful. The entire team was stranded on Pluto and terrified of what was to come. Unfortunately, Watney had not survived the crash and his dead body lied on the cold ground. The team only has the potatoes that Watney

Tension, humor, and foreshadowing are some examples of elements that readers will find in The Martian. In The Martian, astronaut Mark Watney is left behind on Mars. Because of a dust storm, Mark's teammates believe that he is dead and left him behind. The Martian is a science fiction book that gives readers an idea of how people might be able to colonize Mars and gives readers an idea of what space is like. The Martian has an author that self-published his book, and who used humor and foreshadowing to keep his readers engaged.

Every minute, scientists are getting closer to coming up with solutions for colonizing Mars. In The Martian, there is a main character named Mark Watney. He ends up getting trapped on Mars because he was on a mission, and the rest of the people on the mission left him to go to Earth. After a while, Mark realizes that nobody on Earth knows he’s still alive and that he might not be able to survive on Mars. One of the major themes of this book is problem-solving. Throughout the storyline, Mark has to make some decisions that result in life or death situation. This book is highly interesting because it is filled with lots of suspense, humor, as well as hints about author Andy Weir’s life all tied in throughout the story.

We don’t know if there is a disease out in pace that could well be fatal. Being on a long trip to Mars could cause degeneration in muscles, bones, and your heart. Astronauts also need a bunch of exercise as well. Without it, he/she is likely to experience heart problems because it would be too weak to return to Earth’s gravity. Lastly, there is a LOT of radiation exposure in space. Gary Marin, director for advanced programs at the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said, “Being away from the Earth for three years would mean every cell of your body would be transversed by a galactic ray, and we just don't know what that would do to people." All these health risks add up to an astronomical danger. We need to test how our body reacts to long trips in space before we take take the big leap for

Overall, The Martian is a though provoking novel, that raises many important issues, while being a profound statement about the incredible things that human beings can achieve. People have conquered the Earth and the sky and in their evolutionary journey, they can conquer planets almost incapable of sustaining life. The Martian could be seen as a manifesto that compels human beings to never give up, to continue to work hard and clever and to protect life as the most precious gift in the entire