Literary Analysis:

Literary Analysis: The Martian Description Answer any 4 of the following questions: 1. What makes us root for a character to live in a survival story? In what ways do you identify with Mark? How does the author get you to care about Mark? 2. What are some of the ways the author established his credibility with scientific detail? Which of Mark’s solutions did you find most amazing, yet believable? 3. Who knew potatoes, duct tape, and seventies’ television reruns were the keys to space survival? How does each of these items represent aspects of Mark’s character that help him survive? 4. How is Mark’s sense of humor as much a survival skill as his knowledge of botany? Do you have a favorite funny line of his? 5. To what extent do you think guilt played a part in the crew’s choice to go back to Mark? To what extend loyalty? How would you explain the difference? 6. Unlike castaways, Mark can predict the approx timing of his potential rescue. How does this knowledge help him? How could it work against him?