Mark Waatney Character Analysis
5 points
Mark Watney (the main character), in my opinion, would make a very gook friend. First
Of all, he has a great sense of humor. It’s sarcastic, casual and it’s pretty similar to my own. For example, the way he worships duck tape: “Yes, of course, duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.” or in chapter 11 when he questions: “How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”. He is a light-spirited person and if you were his friend you would be sure to share a laugh with him. Secondly, even though he hardly has real interaction with any other humans in the book, you can tell that he is a nice and understanding person because of the way that he is immediately concerned about his parents when he finds out that he is stranded on Mars. He forgives his crewmates as soon as he realized that they had left him on mars. He knew that they did …show more content…
Mark goes on a 90 solo trip to Schiaparelli. Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Mark goes on a 90 Sol trip to Schiaparelli, to get saved by his team mates.
-25 points-
I was wondering if it was really possible for Mark to grow plants on Mars. I picked this subject because it seems a little far-fetched that a man could grow living organisms in space. And since the potatoes are his only food source for several years, It’s an important part of the novel.
One of the biggest problems of growing crops in space is the lack of gravity. On Mars, the gravity is actually not an issue. It may be a lot less than the levels on earth, but it is enough to keep the plants growing upright and to keep water flowing to their roots.
What about the soil? Wouldn't there be a deficiency of the essential plant
Mark Watney (the main character), in my opinion, would make a very gook friend. First
Of all, he has a great sense of humor. It’s sarcastic, casual and it’s pretty similar to my own. For example, the way he worships duck tape: “Yes, of course, duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.” or in chapter 11 when he questions: “How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense.”. He is a light-spirited person and if you were his friend you would be sure to share a laugh with him. Secondly, even though he hardly has real interaction with any other humans in the book, you can tell that he is a nice and understanding person because of the way that he is immediately concerned about his parents when he finds out that he is stranded on Mars. He forgives his crewmates as soon as he realized that they had left him on mars. He knew that they did …show more content…
Mark goes on a 90 solo trip to Schiaparelli. Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Schiaparelli, Mark goes on a 90 Sol trip to Schiaparelli, to get saved by his team mates.
-25 points-
I was wondering if it was really possible for Mark to grow plants on Mars. I picked this subject because it seems a little far-fetched that a man could grow living organisms in space. And since the potatoes are his only food source for several years, It’s an important part of the novel.
One of the biggest problems of growing crops in space is the lack of gravity. On Mars, the gravity is actually not an issue. It may be a lot less than the levels on earth, but it is enough to keep the plants growing upright and to keep water flowing to their roots.
What about the soil? Wouldn't there be a deficiency of the essential plant