The chicken pox outbreak in The Martian Chronicles dramatically affected the martian race and impacted the plot of the novel. During a previous trip to the planet Mars, human astronauts left traces of chicken pox bacteria, which led to the demise of the Martian race. During the fourth expedition to Mars, the crew spent their first night settling themselves in their stationed area. Eventually, the crew sent the physician-geologist, Hathaway, to explore the Martian cities. Once Hathaway returned to the crew, he noted how “that city there. [had] been dead a good many thousand years,” but in another city “people were living in it last week” (Bradbury 51). Hathaway then revealed these Martians died of chicken pox, as “their metabolism reacted differently. …show more content…
Additionally, the outbreak of chicken pox affected the plot of the story by introducing a complex conflict to the crew as they continue their expedition on Mars. Captain Wilder and his crew begin to celebrate the supposed extinction of Martians, as they sing, dance, eat, and drink throughout the night. Unfortunately, the geologist of the crew, Spender, believes celebrating on Mars makes a fool out of mankind. Spender believes “the idea of them [Martians] watching [the crew] make a fool of [them]selves,” disturbs the Martians and their peace. Wilder soon dismisses Spender as a tired man, and tells him to forget the thought. Therefore, the chicken pox outbreak negatively affects the plot as it introduces conflict between characters of the crew as it is seen as both inappropriate and a careless matter. The atomic war in The Martian Chronicles negatively affected the human race and dramatically impacted the plot of the novel. To begin, the atomic war affected the human race by causing some of the human race to flee to Mars, and ultimately diminishing the human
Andy Weir's book, The Martian, is laced with conflict, both external and internal. From the beginning of the book, Weir shocks the reader with the dramatic opening of "I'm pretty screwed." This is the reader's first glimpse that there is conflict between natures bloodthirsty determination to kill the book's main character Mark Watney, an astronaut, botanist and an engineer, and Mark's desire to survive against all odds. In his daily logs Mark narrates his deathly encounters and near-death experiences with nature. Mark's logs record every event in which nature strives to get the best of him and yet he is able to keep his sense of humor throughout. In one of his logs Mark humorously states " I was just one of her crew. Actually, I was the very
If the Martian Chronicles had been written in the 1999’s instead of fifty years ago, many issues and problems would change. Ray Bradbury wrote his book in 1946. In it he wrote about problems such as censorship, man’s cruelty to man, and loneliness. Each issue shows up in one or two of his chronicles. All of his issues affect every one of his characters in many different ways.
In the book The Martian by Andy Weir, Mark Watney is thought to be dead and left on Mars after a sandstorm during Sol 6. Mark has to survive with what’s left on mars and through many obstacles and tribulations in his fight to survive. The way Mark’s character broadens from start to finish shows that Mark is witty, rational, and driven.
For those of you who have somehow come this far in your otherwise admirable education without once seeing this influencial film, a brief synopsis: a group of scientists at the North Pole discover a flying saucer buried in the ice, and with it the body of a man from Mars.Unintentionally, they blow up the saucer and melt the Martian.The thawed Martian, or Thing, proceeds to run amok, killing scientists and draining their blood in order to nourish its progeny.Importantly, a group of visiting air force men have taken over in this moment of crisis, a coup which the film seems to believe requires no justification.Thus the major conflict is defined; not, that is, between man and Martian, but between soldier and scientist.The leader of the scientists, Dr. Carrington--who is referred to earlier in the film as both a genius and, more significantly, the "man who was at Bikini," thus aligning him with the H-bomb--is portrayed as arrogant, cold, precise, unemotional, i.e., everything we've come to expect from a card-carrying 1950s egghead.In the four short scenes I'm about to show you, Dr. Carrington demonstrates just what we have to fear.
The story starts with a rocket opening, allowing the travelers to step foot on the deserted, Martian meadow. When Harry inspects the new environment on Mars, he immediately wants to go back to Earth. Cora then insists on staying to avoid the war on Earth, so the Bittering family walk into town and built a cottage to live in. Realizing he can leave Mars anytime, Mr. Bittering forces himself to brighten up about the current situation. Harry states that not a single Martian is found, and thus the Earthmen will not face difficulties inhabiting Mars. David replies that he is uncertain about Harry’s statement for he claims he sees things moving around the towns and hear them in the nights. David continues how he wonders if they mind Earthlings living on Mars, but Mr. Bittering says that is nonsense.
The Martian is a story that involves a visit to the mars, and after that, the astronauts come out of the Mars leaving behind Mark Watney who his real name is Matt Damon. The team assumed Mark was dead after a strong storm. He tried to survive with the remains of the supplier till he was able to launch his way back to the Earth (MacIsaac, 2015). The story is represented in the Novel, and a movie and these two platforms have some similarities and differences. The movie is the representation of what is happening in the book. Therefore, not everything that it is in the book is covered in the one and half film, therefore several scenarios are left out.
Throughout the novel, Bradbury illustrates numerous accounts of the settlers disrespect for their new planet, and the reader is able to understand that he regards varying cultures highly. These instances of clear irreverence for Mars explain to the reader that the Earthlings are going about colonization in the wrong way, and should instead preserve their new home and culture. Early in the novel, Biggs, a member of the fourth expedition, throws his empty beer bottles into a Martian canal and arrogantly remarks, “I christen thee, I christe...
This is normally where the hero is humanized and certain aspects of their character are revealed so readers can empathize with them later on (Bronzite). In The Martian, this is somewhat reversed. Instead of describing Watney physically leaving Earth and traveling to Mars, Weir begins the novel with him in a dire situation stranded on Mars. Weir does a phenomenal job of making Watney a realistic character, however. Literally, Watney’s first thought is, “I’m pretty much fucked” (Weir 1), which accurately describes what anyone who has discovered they are stranded on Mars would think—if not worse. The incorporation of cussing, bawdy humor, and the analytical ingenuity of Watney’s mind make him seem like the average, engineer/botanist American man. In addition, the call to action is a little more urgent in this novel: he is stranded on Mars after having an antenna array impale him during a sandstorm (Weir 4). Thus the decision to begin with Watney on Mars was deliberate because it places him in that special world right off the bat and it creates an immediate call to adventure to survive and escape Mars. Watney’s situation also enables readers to empathize with how screwed he is, which makes later tribulations funnier because of the rapport Weir creates between Watney and his
...to this because as Martians trying to destroy your world and even the Government which has the whole control over the ‘Society’ is running away from the Martians as well.
Disease and war go hand and hand in war. Throughout history, any major military conflict opens a can of worms of disease and death, by moving people to new environments, as well as, cramming them into confined quarters the perfect habitat for human pathogens to prosper. At the turn of the last century Cuba was seeking independence from Spain, which the Spanish resisted by relocating rebel groups. This relocation and increase in density escalated the already problematic yellow fever epidemic. The fear of relocation caused many Cubans to immigrate to the United States, many with yellow fever in tow. While the United States joined the war effort for many reasons, including the prosperity of the sugar industry, the spread of freedom, or the sinking of the Maine, it was the pressing fear of disease that led to an imminent threat to the people of the Gulf Coast. This threat materialized after the US forces landed in Havana and experienced the disease firsthand. In response to the overwhelming number of infected soldiers, the US Government sent a group of Army physicians to undergo a major sanitation effort to clean up Cuba. The work of Walter Reed and the second Yellow Fever Commission through their sanitation efforts led to many advances in the understanding of disease and population health. Starting with the threat of escaping Cuban refugees to the treating of infected Soldiers to the advancement in epidemiology, yellow fever had a major impact on not only the US entrance to the war with Spain, but to the development of modern medicine and the first American Empire.
In The Martian Chronicles, Ray Bradbury posits that becoming independent is shown as a brave, meaningful choice to take, whether it is for happiness, a worthy cause, or a peaceful life. It is shown that not following the norm and becoming an independent individual can lead to new, enthralling realizations, compelling philosophies, or true happiness. In this science-fiction novel, Bradbury explores this theme recurringly, more specifically in “Silent Towns”, “-And The Moon Be Still As Bright”, and “The Martian”. Written about the future, spanning the years from 1999 to 2026, The Martian Chronicles takes place on both Earth and Mars, telling the tale of the colonization of different planets and the annihilation of all humans on Earth through war. During the process of discovering these planets, human characteristics are prevalent, especially those concerning the great courage of independence and the bravery of individuality.
Andy Weir’s The Martian portrays the highly deadly and dangerous life on Mars. Mark Watney is on the planet Mars on a NASA mission with other astronauts, but like any good book, something unexpected happens. Mark is stranded on Mars with no crew and no communication. He’s alone. Well, he has the HAB of course.
In conclusion, Burroughs presents two Martian races that are largely different to validate that all races are created equal and the differences in abilities result from cultural disparities. Burroughs’ focus on race in this novel is critical as it serves as a reaction against the biological racism fueled by eugenics in the 20th
Bradbury developed the setting of the story similar to Earth as far aslandscape, atmosphere, and people in order to emphasize his intentions. Themartians are described as if they are American Indians at the time of theAmerican Revolution. For example, in the beginning of the story, Bradburydepicts Martians "they had the fair, brownish skin of the true Martian, the yellowcoin eyes, the soft musical voices." The trees, the towns in Mars, and the grassare all described like Earth landscape. Bradbury's Mars is a mirror of Earth.These plots raise moral issues and reflections of how history may repeat itself. Bradbury portrays Mars as humankind's second world, where we may goafter our Earthly existence. In the episode of "April 2000: The third expedition,"Captain John Black's mother said "you get a second chance to live" (pp.44).Lustig's grandmother said "ever since we died" (pp.40). Humans have a naturalfear of death. Some humans may even have a death wish. Bradbury reveals histhought of death through the connection between Mars and Earth. Through Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles, Bradbury warns us of ourfuture. In the episode of "June 2000: And the Moon ve still as bright," CaptainWilder said, "one day Earth will be as Mars is today...It's an object lesson incivilizations. We'll learn from Mars" (pp. 55). Throught the story, Earth man,especially American think that they are superior than the Martian. Earth mancan do anything and knows everyting. However, Bradbury's message is to tellthem it is not true. Earth man, here American people realize there are manythings that they can learn from others.
The movie Outbreak is a wonderful portrayal of how the Chain of Infection works in an epidemic and pandemic outbreak of a disease. The shows how quickly the disease gained power and was responsible for sickness and death in a small community. Pathogens that invade the body have 5 requirements for a successful invasion on their host whether it is a human or animal. I will further review how the movie successfully reflects the reservoir/host, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry and susceptible host to provide the perfect Outbreak of the disease. The same model still used today in science.