The Martian, by Andy Weir, is a novel that is extremely comical and surprisingly, scientifically accurate. The Martian chronicles the tales of Mark Watney, a NASA astronaut who was left stranded on Mars after his crew presumed he was dead. Mark Watney uses his engineering and botany skills as a means of surviving on the barren planet that is Mars. In Watney’s stay on Mars, he must determine how to make more food, how to make more water, and ultimately, how to got off of Mars. The Martian obtains its success from the book’s different points-of-view, the major theme of isolation, and the witty personality of the main character.
The Martian is written from two points of view. The majority of the book is written in first-person in the form of entry logs. The entry logs were written by Mark Watney during his stay on Mars. The other point of view is third person omniscient. The book transitions between Mark Watney’s logs on Mars, and NASA on Earth. There are also sections of the book …show more content…
He graduated from the University of Chicago and is a botanist/mechanical engineer. Watney was left on Mars after a dust storm and had to use his intellect, personality, and determination to find his way out of his dangerous situation. The aspect of Watney that helped him keep his sanity was his personality. The reason Watney was chosen for the mission was because he contributed greatly to the crew’s chemistry. While everyone else was stressed or moody he “cracked jokes to get everyone laughing” (Weir 118).While on Mars, Watney never loses his mind. Whenever there is problem, he just starts cracking jokes.”Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped”(Weir 324). In Watney’s stay on Mars things go wrong all of the time. But instead of admitting defeat, Watney goes to work on a solution to the problem. And when those solutions fail he stills persists on finding a
The Martian is written from two points of view. The majority of the book is written in first-person in the form of entry logs. The entry logs were written by Mark Watney during his stay on Mars. The other point of view is third person omniscient. The book transitions between Mark Watney’s logs on Mars, and NASA on Earth. There are also sections of the book …show more content…
He graduated from the University of Chicago and is a botanist/mechanical engineer. Watney was left on Mars after a dust storm and had to use his intellect, personality, and determination to find his way out of his dangerous situation. The aspect of Watney that helped him keep his sanity was his personality. The reason Watney was chosen for the mission was because he contributed greatly to the crew’s chemistry. While everyone else was stressed or moody he “cracked jokes to get everyone laughing” (Weir 118).While on Mars, Watney never loses his mind. Whenever there is problem, he just starts cracking jokes.”Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshipped”(Weir 324). In Watney’s stay on Mars things go wrong all of the time. But instead of admitting defeat, Watney goes to work on a solution to the problem. And when those solutions fail he stills persists on finding a