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Theme Of Sacrifice In The Martian

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In the science novel, The Martian, the author Andy Weir explores the theme of sacrifice and the sacrifices a human must make to stay alive. The story is about a Mark Watney, an astronaut who is on a space mission on Mars and gets separated from the rest of the team and is stranded on the barren planet for many months. For Mark’s sake, he is stranded alone and chooses to make sacrifices that he doesn’t need to make. “It wasn't your fault ... In your position I would have done the same thing. I don't blame you, and I'm glad you survived”. (1) This quote shows Mark’s view on his crew assuming he was dead and leaving him. He is joyful that his crew that he was friendly with traveled safely back to Earth. On the contrary, most civilians in this
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