Character Analysis: The Marino Mission

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Have you ever did something illegal? In the novel, The Marino Mission we meet Alexa who is doing a research on finding something with the dolphins. Alexa’s mission is clandestined. It is exudes secrecy because they doing research on a military base, pecas is searching for her baby, & dolphins being on a military base is dangerous.

To begin, Alexa & Jose is going to do research on a military base. They are seeking for something on the military base. “ I didn’t know dolphins are used in the military base do you think any of this true”(alexa said[Chapman,pg. Alexa & Jose was thinking that people work in the military base for the dolphins. “ And i think that the reason you see some military people at Puerto Marino, is that they are here to
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Evidently, she was a proponent of dolphins in the military. “ The dolphins in particular have great diving-abilities & can locate underwater mines & other things that present grave dangers for people, & the dolphins”(alexa said). The military deals with dangerous situations & the dolphins are apart of it. “ well, then isn’t dangerous for the dolphins too”(alexa said). Alexa thinks that the military having the dolphins there is illegal & dangerous because if the dolphins get hurt it’s going to be on them if they do. Including Alexa thinks it’s dangerous for the dolphins to be on a military base.

One could argue that Alexa’s mission is not clandestined however they’re wrong because she is doing something illegal & she can get caught. Alexa logs into a public computer. Alexa can get caught & get in trouble because it’s on a military base & they can track those computers. Alexa told her friend Laura about her doing research about the dolphins being on the military base. Alexa told her friend that she was doing research on the dolphins & her friend can easily tell the government or Alexa parents. As you can see, that the mission is clandestined you may disagree, but you are

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