Mark Watney As A Substantive Thing In Today's Ever-Changing World

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Mark Watney faces many challenges when a freak storm hits unexpectedly and forces his crew members of Ares 3 to evacuate Mars without him. He must fend for himself by growing potatoes in Martian soil, rationing his food to last as long as possible, and of course, doing what everyone thought impossible, surviving on the Red Planet. By doing these things, Mark Watney displays traits such as intelligence, bravery, and resourcefulness that many small business owners and entrepreneurs can only dream of or work hard to develop.

Watney is a very intelligent individual in ‘The Martian’ by Ridley Scott, proving time and time again that being well-rounded is a substantive thing in today’s ever-changing world. Watney exhibits his intelligence and talents profusely by mixing soil from Earth, his own feces, and Martian soil to grow enough potatoes to last until the next Ares mission to Mars. He also manages to produce more water by extracting hydrogen gas from rocket fuel and burning it to make the water needed to keep his crops alive. This in itself, is a very dangerous experiment not even credited scientists perform daily. …show more content…

Not only that, but Watney also keeps a level head and stays optimistic throughout the complications and tragedies he faces in the year and a half he inhabits Mars. Never once does he panic or do anything unnecessary, he merely holds himself together and does everything he can to make it home to his family. A very big example of Mark Watney’s bravery is towards the end of the movie when the Ares 3 crew returns to Mars to rescue Watney and he punctures a whole in the glove of his space suit to lessen the distance between him and Commander

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