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Terms Used In The Martian By Andy Weir

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In the novel “The Martian” by Andy Weir, there is a lot of detail used throughout the story. Mark describes the items he uses on Mars and only tells the reader what they need to know about the item. “In the Hab, we had the Oxygenator, a large piece of equipment that could break CO2 apart and give the oxygen back. But the spacesuits had to be portable, so they used a simple chemical absorption process with expendable filters.” (Weir 6). The detail used in this example only tells the reader what they need to know to understand the story. These details are explained clearly and effectively, and are very convincing to the reader. Furthermore, Mark goes into great detail about his botanical experiments and his progress regarding them. “The air tanks
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