The Rocket Boys Book Report

n Rocket Boys by Homer Hickam, Homer had to learn that the only way to build a better rocket was to learn more about it. At one point in the book, He had to decide what kind of explosives to use. He started with a very weak explosive but slowly experimented with stronger explosives. He knew that he had to get a new explosive when his current one would no longer gain altitude. Homer knew the importance of learning and so did his teacher that is why she said, “All I’ve done is give you a book, you have to have the courage to learn what’s inside (Hickam).” Mrs. Reilly, Homers teacher, said that he needed to have courage to learn what is inside the book. What she meant by that is that you hold your own story and you can choose not to learn what is inside a book, but if you have courage and a strong will to do something you will learn it.

This is a big goal and it feels great when you know you are learning something valuable.In my own experience I have felt the power of learning and what it feels like when I know I am learning something prevalent. Homer said in the book Rocket Boys, “I had discovered that learning something, no matter how complex, was not hard when I had a reason towant to know it.” This is so true because learning is easy when you want to learn it. For example, I have recently become interested in business. I was motivated to learn as much as possible about business and how to run