Book Analysis: The Martian By Andy Weir
Andy Weir draws readers into the book with every chapter by adding more things that makes readers question what is going to happen next or makes readers want to keep reading.
Weir uses Mark Watny was the main character who is essentially trapped on Mars for a long time.
Mark is trapped on Mars and is trying to figure out a way to leave along with the help of NASA. The theme of the book is Survival. Andy Weir wrote his best selling book The Martian and included many different elements, but the two that the readers enjoy the most are suspense and humor. Nearing the end of a lot of chapters, something big will happen leaving the suspense hanging, but Weir often covers it with humor or something sarcastic, and even sometimes lets the thought of …show more content…
Weir was hired to be a programmer in a national laboratory at the age of fifteen and has worked as a software engineer since ( Andy Weir About ).
When Andy Weir published The Martian, it became so big that it allowed him to become a writer full time like he had wanted as a child. (Andy Weir- Goodreads ).
Andy Weir has always been a lifelong space nerd and hobbist of many different things. Weir has another book published and is working on a third called Zhek ( Andy Weir- Good reads ).
Andy Weir has had an interesting past and will definitely have an interesting future as long as he continues writing novels.
Suspense
The amount of suspense or confusion readers feel in the book is a little bit overwhelming but is forgotten as readers move on through the book.
Weir adds big and random elements and parts to make readers want to read more chapters of the book.
“There’s about a thousand days of food I don’t have. And I don’t have a plan to get it. Crap” (Weir 17 …show more content…
Andy Weir added the element of suspense into his best selling novel The Martian a lot but then broke the really suspenseful parts by adding a sarcastic remark or funny joke.
Humor
Weir often makes big surprises come up during the book making it draw readers in and wanting to read more, but he eases readers out of the feeling that they have to do everything at once by adding sarcastic remarks and jokes. “Remember those old math questions you had in algebra class? Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it’ll be empty? Well, that concept is critical to the “Mark Watney doesn’t die” project i'm working on” ( Weir 18). Andy Weir also uses random thoughts as humor or sarcasm to break apart the suspenseful feeling readers get while reading the book.
“How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense” ( Weir 64).
Weir adds in little bits of random humor, usually in the middle of something that is really alarming, to break up all the suspense. Weir uses lots of humor to break up suspense and to make a stronger connection with the readers so they will continue reading further into the
Weir uses Mark Watny was the main character who is essentially trapped on Mars for a long time.
Mark is trapped on Mars and is trying to figure out a way to leave along with the help of NASA. The theme of the book is Survival. Andy Weir wrote his best selling book The Martian and included many different elements, but the two that the readers enjoy the most are suspense and humor. Nearing the end of a lot of chapters, something big will happen leaving the suspense hanging, but Weir often covers it with humor or something sarcastic, and even sometimes lets the thought of …show more content…
Weir was hired to be a programmer in a national laboratory at the age of fifteen and has worked as a software engineer since ( Andy Weir About ).
When Andy Weir published The Martian, it became so big that it allowed him to become a writer full time like he had wanted as a child. (Andy Weir- Goodreads ).
Andy Weir has always been a lifelong space nerd and hobbist of many different things. Weir has another book published and is working on a third called Zhek ( Andy Weir- Good reads ).
Andy Weir has had an interesting past and will definitely have an interesting future as long as he continues writing novels.
Suspense
The amount of suspense or confusion readers feel in the book is a little bit overwhelming but is forgotten as readers move on through the book.
Weir adds big and random elements and parts to make readers want to read more chapters of the book.
“There’s about a thousand days of food I don’t have. And I don’t have a plan to get it. Crap” (Weir 17 …show more content…
Andy Weir added the element of suspense into his best selling novel The Martian a lot but then broke the really suspenseful parts by adding a sarcastic remark or funny joke.
Humor
Weir often makes big surprises come up during the book making it draw readers in and wanting to read more, but he eases readers out of the feeling that they have to do everything at once by adding sarcastic remarks and jokes. “Remember those old math questions you had in algebra class? Where water is entering a container at a certain rate and leaving at a different rate and you need to figure out when it’ll be empty? Well, that concept is critical to the “Mark Watney doesn’t die” project i'm working on” ( Weir 18). Andy Weir also uses random thoughts as humor or sarcasm to break apart the suspenseful feeling readers get while reading the book.
“How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense” ( Weir 64).
Weir adds in little bits of random humor, usually in the middle of something that is really alarming, to break up all the suspense. Weir uses lots of humor to break up suspense and to make a stronger connection with the readers so they will continue reading further into the