The Role Of Isolation In Andy Weir's The Martian

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Humans naturally feel isolated, closed off from the world at times of their life. During such times, isolation cause humans to transform, experiencing personality or attitude changes, usually for the worst. This however is a novelty, compared to the what the botanist Mark Watney, part of the Ares 3 Mars Missions, underwent when he was abandoned on Mars, 50 million kilometers away from the nest human, after experiencing a dangerous sand storm in The Martian by Andy Weir. When the Hab, an area where astronauts can roam freely without the aide of a suit and Mark Watney’s only sanctuary, exploded, Watney lost his ability to communicate with NASA, the only entity that could talk to him and he lost all hope of survival, causing him to have to adapt

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