Built by Rosenthal Industries Inc., Wingrove designed the MSP as an inexpensive means of carrying out orbiting survey missions on Mars. Plus, even if these pieces of equipment don’t break, he’s going to eventually run out of food and starve to death.The Martian Space Probe, also known as the MSP ( Martian Space Probe), is a mini-rocket. He approaches these things with a clarity of mind that makes his situation as clear as possible. The water reclaimer breaking would mean dying of thirst, and the oxygenator breaking would result in his suffocation. There is the Hab which, if it exploded would take his life. Here, Watney analyzes his situation and imagines what’s going to happen if any of the important pieces of technology he has around him break. If none of those things happen, I’ll eventually run out of food and starve to death. If the Hab breaches, I’ll just kind of explode. If the water reclaimer breaks down, I’ll die of thirst. If the oxygenator breaks down, I’ll suffocate. Instead, because Mark Watney is the character he is, he takes it in stride, laughing it off and imagining what it would be like to give the laptop a product review online. In another situation, or with another person, there could be a very different reaction to this technological failure. The “L” in LCD means “liquid.” This meant that the screen went black, freezing, and or boiling when it left the atmosphere of the Hab. Mark uses the above quote when he’s describing what happened when he took a laptop outside. Turns out the “L” in “LCD” stands for “Liquid.” I guess it either froze or boiled off. The screen went black before I was out of the airlock. Despite the darkness found in humanity, there is still a capacity to come together and help, as those on Earth do to save him. Watney is thinking about what it takes to save those who have gotten lost, as he has (in a way). This is another well-known quote from the novel. Yes, there are assholes who just don’t care, but they’re massively outnumbered by the people who do. This is so fundamentally human that it’s found in every culture without exception. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. Despite his predicament, it’s admirable that he’s able to take some pleasure in these remarkable moments. He’s the first to do so many things, from climbing a hill to moving a rock. Watney is thinking about what it means that he’s the first person to spend so much time on the red planet. This is one of the most memorable quotes from the novel. The first guy to spend more than thirty-one sols on Mars. Step outside the rover? First guy ever to be there! Climb a hill? First guy to climb that hill! Kick a rock? That rock hadn’t moved in a million years! I’m the first guy to drive long-distance on Mars. If throughout the entire book, Mark had continually bemoaned his situation and expressed fear for the future, then it’s likely fewer readers would’ve found themselves interested in the novel. These are the bits of his character that made the novel as popular as it is. By calling himself the “King of Mars,” he lightens his situation and makes it easier for him to deal with. He’s able to use his sense of humor and sarcasm to understand his situation on his terms. Here is another quote that represents Watney’s attitude towards his predicament. Technically it’s called “Carl Sagan Memorial Station.” But with all due respect to Carl, I can call it whatever the hell I want. Instead, he watches 70s television and listens to music, trying to keep his brain occupied.īy my reckoning, I’m about 100 kilometers from Pathfinder. He can’t spend every hour of every day thinking about how bad his situation is.
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While everyone on Earth is scrambling to figure out how to keep Mark fed and eventually get him home, he’s trying to keep himself occupied the best he can on Mars. This is a beautiful example of Watney’s humor. LOG ENTRY: SOL 61 How come Aquaman can control whales? They’re mammals! Makes no sense. What kind of effect does that have on a man’s psychology?” He turned back to Venkat. He thinks he’s totally alone and that we all gave up on him.
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