I am going to write a description from Mark Watney’s perspective who is left stranded on Mars for SOL561?. In this description, Mark is trying to overcome this dilemma by taking it step by step.
The unheard side.
It was a crisp Autumn night. Tracey was in deep sleep on a bed fit for two. A bed that once held the warm presence of the man who was her lover. A bedroom once shared by a man who made a lifetime oath to her ‘till death do us part’. A house that was once filled with infinite happiness and laughter. Tracey was awoken up by a loud knock on the door. Groggily getting up, inwardly cursing the person who interrupted her slumber.Tracey was surprised to see a man in his mid 40’s with a sharp navy-blue suit. The badges of honour that were pinned on his suit, shining beautifully in the moonlights presence. He gave a smile that genuinely reached his eyes. Unfortunately, he spoke the words Tracey dreaded to hear, “ I have
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Next comes the tricky part. How do I tell NASA I am still alive?. If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood.If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. If an astronaut is stranded on a planet it 's only instinctive to help a poor fella out, right? Anyways, I needed to find that pathfinder and after about a few hours of digging with my hands I find what I was looking for. The six-wheeled beauty, It needed to be use the camera and radio to communicate with NASA. ‘Are you receiving me?’ I wrote on a board and stuck on to the ground , hoping- literally praying that they would receive it. I had to ignore that annoying “you 're not gonna make it” voice and try to think positively. It had been about 4 hours, I was about to lose hope, bit by bit my hope began to fade like the sun that was about to set on Mars. I stood up about to leave with a heavy heart, when I heard a wirr. It was the pathfinder! I guess all hope was
Immediately following the statement they kissed each other's necks is the statement that the girls also 'We sucked each other's breasts, and we left marks, and never spoke of it upstairs / outdoor, in daylight, not once' (11). The clear and simple statement that the girls sucked each other's breasts extends into a longer sentence, which generates the sense of the intensity of the memory dissipating and the desire generated in the action remains unfulfilled. This is immediately followed with another affirmation, present again in a sentence which extends itself: 'We did it, and it was / practicing, and slept sprawled so our legs still locked or crossed, a hand still lost / in someone's hair' (11). The first line of this pair perfectly manifests the tension between memory and loss which is present in the poem. The line break after the word 'was' presents a reading of the words before it as simply an affirmation that the desire between the girls and their physical intimacy actually and really existed.
Will you stop, Dave?' So the supercomputer HAL pleads with the implacable astronaut... ' Dave, my mind is going,' HAL says, forlornly. ' I can feel it. I can feel it'"
CHAPTER FOUR Less than a light year away, on Earths only moon, sat Colin’s imperial mothership and inside it, Colin on his throne. The empires chief scientist, Simon, is sitting down pondering during a time in which he was supposed to be at work. He stared down at the Earth, with a sad face, “Those stupid asses,” he muttered. Logan, Simon’s assistant, simply didn’t know whether to respond or not to, for Simon often did talk to himself.
Once Watney’s comrades learns that he is alive, they risk their lives to rescue their friend. The astronauts of the Hermes vote whether to extend their mission by 533 sols and travel back to Mars to retrieve Watney or to stay on track and leave their comrade; of course, they choose to save him because they are a team (The Martian). Watney’s fellow crewmembers show their loyalty by endangering their lives to save his because they have shared jokes, tears, and forgiveness; they have a closer bond. This relationship propels Mark Watney’s adventure from a book to a popular American
Mark faces a series of struggles such as growing food, making water, and repairing the HAB [Mark’s temporary home on Mars]. Andy Weir, the author, uses a good mix of suspense and humor to engage the reader in Mark’s struggle for survival. Andy Weir is an American
This describes the condition of her room and her isolation that she is
For this I had deprived myself of rest and health. I had desired it with an ardour that far exceeded moderation; but now that I had finished, the beauty of the dream vanished, and breathless horror and disgust filled my heart.” (Chapter 5 page 46).
And Michael says, “No, a bed.” When Michael responds with that simple three-word sentence, his facial expression portrays a sense of embarrassment. As Leigh Anne asked Michael the question about having a room to herself, she at first chuckled, but then her facial expression proceeded to take a three hundred and sixty degree turn when Michael said that he had never had his own bed. The change in her facial expression allows the audience to comprehend and paint an image in their head about what Michael’s home life looked like in the past. They may imagine Michael sleeping on the floor or on the side of the road.
Lastly, Claudette couldn’t “make the blank, chilly bedroom feel like home.” It was hard for her since she has lived in a cave for her whole life. Now Claudette is in this room and it feels
In this essay I will discuss three of the many problems Mark Watney faces in the Martian. The first major problem Watney faces is getting stranded and wounded on Mars. The second problem Watney faces is how he is going to survive on mars till help can come. The final problem he faces is how is he going to get to the Ares, so he can leave Mars. The first problem Mark Watney face on Mars is getting injured and becoming stranded on Mars.
The author describes the beautiful sound of air; she places value on her partner's life, considers him to be precious. She also mentions
Oscillating between the progression of life through the memories and experience of an individual is expressed through Gwen Harwood’s poem The Violets. The poem encapsulates the human experience as both integral to the formation of our perceptions of life and the timelessness that it provides to the audience. Gwen Harwood is able to create a text that goes beyond the way we respond, creating a deeper awareness of the complexity of human attitudes and behaviours. The matrilineal theme reveals that the core of the poem The Violets stem through childhood memories as a component to reveal our own personal reconciliations.
But every night for a month now I’ve been awake. I hear the rockets. I think. And tonight, I’ve made up my mind. One of us will fly to Mars!”
Todor Marunic Michael McNeill Martinez English 9 Language and Literature 3/10/2023 Will to survive Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be stranded on another planet with no hope of rescue? " The Martian" is a captivating science fiction novel by Andy Weir that tells the story of astronaut Mark Watney, who finds himself stranded on Mars after an accident. The novel is also an exploration of human nature, showcasing the depths of the human spirit and the determination to survive in extraordinary situations. Throughout the book, Weir uses a variety of literary devices to enhance the story and provide deeper insight into the characters and their situations. In “The Martian” Weir uses irony, imagery, foreshadowing, characterization
The poem 's content points not to just a single memory, but an entire sexual affair from the speaker’s youth—chronicling the erotic encounters that would eventually lead to his lover’s “footfall light” and both of them “silent as a stone”. Thus the memory is also clouded by the nature of erotic