Many works of literature contain ideas that the authors insert into their texts in order to spread them and communicate their beliefs to the reader. These beliefs are so essential to writing and the meaning held within it that authors have found ways to utilize them in almost all forms of writing. In addition, due to their prevalence, a large collection of methods has been produced in order to merge themes with an author’s work. Two texts that exemplify this are the texts “Mission to Mars” and “NJ Physics Professor Has the ‘Right Stuff,’” penned by Sheela Raman and Valerie Sands, respectively. “Mission to Mars,” is a narrative about two married astronauts, Roy and Ciara Thomas, who travel to Mars. They receive great support from Earth, but
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For instance, both stories possess the theme that calm, rational thinking is very useful. This is expressed greatly throughout “NJ Physics Professor Has the ‘Right Stuff,’” where the author describes Dr. Olsen’s use of rational thinking to assure himself of his mission’s safety. Dr. Olsen states, “‘It has a great safety record, and I have no qualms about doing this whatsoever,’” (Sands 7). This shows that instead of expressing irrational fears, Dr. Olsen is using his prior experience and knowledge in order to make judgements. Later, a dangerous incident occurred aboard and officials reported “that it had been a fairly serious situation. Fortunately, disaster was avoided because the Expedition 11’s astronauts all kept their cool and monitored the glitch very closely during re‐entry,” (Sands 8). This method is also displayed in “Mission to Mars,” but is only presented once. When Roy goes out of the spaceship, “Ciara [sees] what happened and immediately shouted to [Roy] over the intercom. ‘Throw something out in front of you! As hard as you can!’ Roy knew when to listen to his wife… The force of his throw generated an equal and opposite force that sent Roy hurtling backwards—right back into the spacecraft,” (Raman 4). Nevertheless, this theme is expressed similarly in both
For instance, both stories possess the theme that calm, rational thinking is very useful. This is expressed greatly throughout “NJ Physics Professor Has the ‘Right Stuff,’” where the author describes Dr. Olsen’s use of rational thinking to assure himself of his mission’s safety. Dr. Olsen states, “‘It has a great safety record, and I have no qualms about doing this whatsoever,’” (Sands 7). This shows that instead of expressing irrational fears, Dr. Olsen is using his prior experience and knowledge in order to make judgements. Later, a dangerous incident occurred aboard and officials reported “that it had been a fairly serious situation. Fortunately, disaster was avoided because the Expedition 11’s astronauts all kept their cool and monitored the glitch very closely during re‐entry,” (Sands 8). This method is also displayed in “Mission to Mars,” but is only presented once. When Roy goes out of the spaceship, “Ciara [sees] what happened and immediately shouted to [Roy] over the intercom. ‘Throw something out in front of you! As hard as you can!’ Roy knew when to listen to his wife… The force of his throw generated an equal and opposite force that sent Roy hurtling backwards—right back into the spacecraft,” (Raman 4). Nevertheless, this theme is expressed similarly in both