Literary Techniques Used In Andy Weir's The Martian

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Will Mark Watney survive on Mars? Read The Martian to find out. Mark Watney, the main character of The Martian, is stuck on Mars with no communication, and nobody knows he is there. Mark Watney has a very limited supply of air and not enough food to last him for a few years until someone can rescue him. Andy Weir's book The Martian uses the element of sarcasm to help the reader not feel so stressed all the time and to bring humor into a life or death situation. Mark gives his readers a different outlook on things. The Martian, by Andy Weir, has many good elements, like suspense and imagery, along with an author biography that make it a thrilling read.

Andy Weir is an amazing writer; The Martian is an amazing book that anyone can enjoy. Andy Weir was first hired as a programmer for a national laboratory at age fifteen and has been working as a software engineer ever since. (“Menu.” ). First, a cool fact is that Andy Weir was born in Davis, California, on June 16, 1972. (“Summary Bibliography: Andy Weir.” -). Second, Andy Weir is also a lifelong space nerd and a devoted hobbyist of subjects like relativistic physics, orbital mechanics, and the history of manned …show more content…

Mark Watney realizes that he might be about to die. “I face the very real possibility that I’ll die today. Can’t say I like it” (Weir 340). Mark faces the fact that he could possibly die today, because he is trapped on Mars with little food and oxygen, and there is nothing he can do about it. In The Martian, the crew realizes they are going too fast and they are going to miss Mark, while they are going to Mars to go and rescue him. “He shook his head. ‘I got nothin’, Commander. We’re just going too fast.’” The whole crew gets worried because unless they do something to slow the ship down they are going to miss Mark. The Martian is suspenseful because Mark almost dies so many times that it is hard to

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