Who Is Mark Watney's Rising Action In The Miron

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Mars, a red desolate planet,(appositive) is the setting of “ The Martian”. As the setting moves on it starts with the dark atmosphere along with suspenseful music as the dust storm approaches. Our strong-willed (hyphenated word) protagonist, Mark Watney, is humorous and shows high intelligence throughout the movie. The catalyst of the events of the movie is a dangerous dust storm that threatens the lives of the crew members on Mars. During the dust storm the lighting becomes very dark and sets the scene of Mark getting struck by debri. The intensity of scene is heightened by the confrontation of the dust storm billowing with power (participle phrase). Sound effects of high velocity winds ripping through the atmosphere blinds the crew members and they search for Mark using the lights of their suits. As the crew members return to the Ares III(adverb clause used as a transition), reluctantly leaving Mark Watney behind on Mars the scene ends. The crew members were faced with the choice to either stay and wait out the dust storm or,(correlative conjunction) leave behind Mark, who they believed to be dead.(adjective clause) …show more content…
Laying in agonizing pain,(absolute phrase) Mark awakens to the realization of debri puncturing his suit, lacerating his abdomen. He comes to the immediate realization of being left alone on the planet Mars. He realizes he needs three things to survive: water, food, and oxygen(colon). The overwhelming fear of isolation grips the audience as Mark must overcome the loneliness of being the only human being left to survive. Alone on Mars, he somehow summons the courage, gathers willpower, and finds ingenuity (parallel structure) to survive an impossible

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