The power of the human mind is limitless and cannot be measured in any shape or form. It has the power to create and innovate unimaginable structures and formulas. It has the power to learn and adapt from failure and to think outside the box. On the other hand, nature has the capability of being either: calm and beautiful or destructive and vicious. Nature is the most destructive force the humanity has ever seen, even more, powerful than an atomic bomb. So what happens when these two forces collided during a time of crises depicted in the Martian? Does the unlimited potential of human ingenuity outwit nature or does the sheer force of calamity nature creates, overwhelm the latent possibilities of the human mind?
Undoubtedly, nature has no better place to roam freely than in the barren deserts of the Martian surface, exposed to the solar winds and cosmic rays due to Mar’s thin atmosphere. As depicted in “The Martin” by Andy Weir the environment of the Martian surface is completely different than Earth’s and riddled with problems that seem so daunting to solve, yet the Mark Watney, the novels …show more content…
“Human beings have been on the planet for about 200,000 years, but if you think about it, most of the wonders we identify with contemporary life came about in the past 200 years” (Worrall, S). Is ingenuity a new evolutionary trait that humans have developed within the past hundred years? Two hundred years is a short period of time for the human race to make such gigantic leaps. Just a few decades ago humans solved the problem of getting into space, traveling between the void that separated the plants, and even figuring out how to live in space for extended periods of time. Human ingenuity is the greatest tool that humans can use when faced with unlikely odds. However, the deployment of ingenuity, driven by an emotion triggers, turns Mark into a daredevil. (Weir,
Undoubtedly, nature has no better place to roam freely than in the barren deserts of the Martian surface, exposed to the solar winds and cosmic rays due to Mar’s thin atmosphere. As depicted in “The Martin” by Andy Weir the environment of the Martian surface is completely different than Earth’s and riddled with problems that seem so daunting to solve, yet the Mark Watney, the novels …show more content…
“Human beings have been on the planet for about 200,000 years, but if you think about it, most of the wonders we identify with contemporary life came about in the past 200 years” (Worrall, S). Is ingenuity a new evolutionary trait that humans have developed within the past hundred years? Two hundred years is a short period of time for the human race to make such gigantic leaps. Just a few decades ago humans solved the problem of getting into space, traveling between the void that separated the plants, and even figuring out how to live in space for extended periods of time. Human ingenuity is the greatest tool that humans can use when faced with unlikely odds. However, the deployment of ingenuity, driven by an emotion triggers, turns Mark into a daredevil. (Weir,