The Martian Discussion Question #13
The first time the narrative switched from Mark's log entries to third-person authorial narrative back on Earth, were you surprised? How does alternating between Mark's point of view and the situation on Earth enhance the story?
The first time the perspective of the story changed from Mark's log entries to a third-person perspective on earth I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the entire book would be from Mark Watney's point of view. I am really glad that is not the case. If the book was entirely from Mark's perspective it would not be nearly as entertaining, even with Mark's sarcasm.
If the perspective change was not written into the story, we would obviously have no clue what NASA, the general public, or other countries were thinking. NASA's perspective is particularly interesting to me because it gives the reader an insight into some of the components that go into making a mission or rescue successful, assuming the information that is written is accurate. The reader has the privilege of learning how stressful it is when something goes majorly wrong during a mission. Having this perspective also adds some humor to the story.
There is not much information about what the general public is thinking other than what we hear from press questions. However, the questions give us a good idea of what may be going on in the brain of someone who has limited knowledge of the situation.
China is the only other country that we get a point of from for an extended period of time. Adding how they feel about the situation and their solution to help save Mark is quite interesting. Also, having China's perspective gives an outside opinion of NASA and the United States government.
The first time the perspective of the story changed from Mark's log entries to a third-person perspective on earth I was pleasantly surprised. I thought the entire book would be from Mark Watney's point of view. I am really glad that is not the case. If the book was entirely from Mark's perspective it would not be nearly as entertaining, even with Mark's sarcasm.
If the perspective change was not written into the story, we would obviously have no clue what NASA, the general public, or other countries were thinking. NASA's perspective is particularly interesting to me because it gives the reader an insight into some of the components that go into making a mission or rescue successful, assuming the information that is written is accurate. The reader has the privilege of learning how stressful it is when something goes majorly wrong during a mission. Having this perspective also adds some humor to the story.
There is not much information about what the general public is thinking other than what we hear from press questions. However, the questions give us a good idea of what may be going on in the brain of someone who has limited knowledge of the situation.
China is the only other country that we get a point of from for an extended period of time. Adding how they feel about the situation and their solution to help save Mark is quite interesting. Also, having China's perspective gives an outside opinion of NASA and the United States government.
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