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Have you ever wondered if humans could survive on Mars? In this essay, I am going to be talking about The Martian by Andy Weir and how this novel impacts society. The Martian impacts society with its incredible technology and science as well as its view of society. In the novel, the main protagonist, Mark Watney, is left on Mars after a storm had caused his crew to leave him. He has to figure out how to survive with the intriguing technology, until NASA can rescue him. First, The Martian contains a fascinating futuristic technology. Although the novel is science fiction, the science behind everything seems sensible. The setting of the novel takes place mostly on the planet Mars, which mankind has yet to reach and inhabit. Mark Watney, who …show more content…

Throughout the entire novel, NASA is helping Mark Watney as much as they possibly can and eventually the whole world pitches in to help Mark Watney. This quote shows how humanity reacts to a person in need of help even if it is just one man with a high chance of not surviving, “the cost for my survival must have been hundreds of millions of dollars. All to save one dorky botanist...But really, they did it because every human has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it’s true”(Weir 369). This quote explains how Mark Watney views society in the novel and is interpreted as people will do anything to help another human even if it is just one guy. When terrible events occur, there are always people that want to help. People will always be there for those who need help. For example, when a tsunami hit Japan in 2011, many countries were willing to provide assistance. When 9/11 ensued, people were willing to do everything they could to help the others by pulling them out of the buildings, providing them with blood and medicine, and putting out the fires. Terror, suffering, and death was all around, yet the most apparent emotion was hope. These are all examples of people helping their fellow man as best as they could. In conclusion, The Martian by Andy Weir is an exhilarating, suspenseful, and comical novel that impacts society in a variety of ways. The Martian has impacted society

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