October Sky Analysis

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October sky takes place in a small town called Coalwood in the year 1957. The mines are a huge part of Coalwood economy. John Hickham loves his job as the mine’s superintendent and hopes his own sons will join the business too. Later in the movie his son Jim receives a football scholarship and leaves Homer to fulfill His father’s dream, although homer doesn’t want to fulfill it. The news of Sputnik, Soviet Union’s satellite spreads within Coalwood with different reactions. Sputnik was seen in the starry night by the townspeople of Coalwood, with people in awe. This is where it all began, Homer Hickham’s journey of building a rocket. He is then joined by Quentin, Roy Lee, and Sherman and the troubles that comes with it. Making the rocket itself