Social Issue
After reading about half of the book, there seems to be one main social issue that keeps on repeating itself. This social issue is colonization and it is evident by how humans keep coming to Mars to explore and trying to start a colony so they can settle down there. So far in the book there have been four expeditions to Mars three of those were unsuccessful and the fourth is still in progress. When the first rocket landed on Mars the astronauts were killed by the Martians and the same thing happened on the second expedition. The reason behind the Martians killing the astronauts is because they were shocked and a little sacred that another race of species exists. Also, they wanted no one Mars but themselves because they didn't want anyone starting a colony on their planet. Four years later another rocket landed on Mars, this time one of astronauts named Jeff Spender is fascinated by the civilization that the Martians have created, at one point he kills some of the crew members because he now doesn't want humans to settle on Mars because he wants to protect it from them. Spender believed that humans ruin everything, an example would be Earth, and he did not want the same thing to happen to Mars. All this shows why humans keep on trying to start a colony on Mars which is probably because they are probably trying to get away from a conflict or issue that is happening on Earth. I predict that more and more people will continue to come to Mars to get away from Earth.
Nobody on these expeditions wants to destroy Mars or ruin the Martian civilization while the Martians don't want anybody else on Mars but them. So far in the book humans have only started to explore Mars but they haven't started a colony but they soon will because that is why they are exploring Mars in the first place.
Connection to a News Article
http://www.slmc.uottawa.ca/?q=european_colonizationThis article shows another example of colonization that happened with the Europeans and First Nations in Canada. With the Aboriginals already settled in what is now Canada, the British and French came explored and just took over. They had so much control and power that they started to settle there and start colonies there. This led to the creation of a lot of problems between the Europeans and First Nations. This connects to my novel because this time it was the humans who were exploring Mars and it may be them who take over the land of the Martians. In this connection the Martians are in the same situation as the First Nations were in because their land will probably be taken over and colonized by other people.
Poem
Mars Mystery by Kayleigh
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/mars/kids/poetry.html
Why? Why does Mars stand out from the crowd. Why does his color say aloud. "I am different, I am strange, but don't worry about keeping your range. Although I have no air with me to share, I can't help it that it's just plain not there. My face screams aloud I'm red with fury, stay away. But truely I say come to play. Me and my moons have so much of fun, it would be more better to play with everyone. So learn about me with sertany, not mystery, please know I want you to be with me." Mars is a place where somewhere you'll find the beauty of it's features shown to mankind.
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ReplyDeleteIn my book, the main character is on a journey on a different planet. He is doesn't know anything about the new planet that he is on. This relates back to your book since in both situations people are visiting new planets and that they know nothing about it. If in both situation the people going to the new planet knew about what the people are like and the culture, than things would have turned out different. In my book, the main character comes across many problems since he doesn't know the culture or customs of the new planet that he is on and the same thing could be happening to the people that encounter the martians.
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