Warner Van Bran
The last and Final Character analysis of Rocket Boys is Warner Van Bran.
Although when reading the book there are very few references referencing to Warner Van Bran. The reason for an analysis on Warner Van Bran is because although he didn’t have a lot of narratives in the story Bran played a big role and impact on Homer. Van Bran was not only Homer’s childhood hero, but Van Bran was his role model, somebody to look up to and to strive to be like. In one part of the story, it does explain how Van Bran became a rising star with NASA to develop an edge on Russia at the start of the space race. Van Bran was a leading scientist at NASA and developed a lot of Satellites for the U.S.
Homer was able to easily relate to Van Bran is the aspect of wanting to be like him. Through the sight of seeing sputnik flying Coalwood on that starry night, Homer had a spark that lit a fire, this fire was his rocket Journey. In starting this journey he became known of Warner Van Bran, and thus, his journey began to become like his role model. It wasn’t until that he became very in depth with rocket making that he was admitted to do a science fair, which he won and eventually went onto to nationals and was actually in the presence of his hero. It all started with that night that Sputnik was going to fly over southern West Virginia. The very first time that Homer saw Warner Van Braun was on TV when he was at an interview confirming, “in a crisp German accent, that if he got the go-ahead he could put a satellite into orbit within thirty days” (30). This is when it all started for Homer Hickam Jr.
In a conclusion about Warner Van Bran, the reason that he is an important character in Rocket Boys is that he affects Homers goals because Van Bran is his hero. Everything that Homer works towards is to become more like Warner Van Bran and to work with him in making rockets. Homer's goal was to acquire a skill or a knowledge that would get him closer to Van Bran and that was rocket building.
This being the last character analysis, I wanted to take one last overview and by doing this I wanted to link all the character analyzes to the primary themes of the story. To start off with we have to identify the main theme of the story and those are in my opinion perseverance to overcome the challenges and to make something of yourself. Now, the characters who I analyzed were the main characters who embodied the theme: Especially Homer because he was the one who organized a way to make something of himself that presented a challenge which he overcame. Next was Quentin. Quentin embodied the theme in the way that he was a part of the Rocket Boys and the impact he had on Homer. After Quentin was Mrs. Riley. Mrs. Riley was a major supporting character for Homer in the aspect of the encouragement and dedication that she portrayed to help Homer overcome his challenges. Next to last was Homer's father. Homer's father, in my opinion, was the driving force that kept Homer from giving up because every day he saw his dad it reminded him of what his future would be if he didn't succeed in his journey. Throughout the book, Homer's father wasn't a stereotypical fatherly figure for Homer and that almost helped him in the aspect of wanting to be better than that of his father. Finally, Warner Van Braun. Van Bran supported the theme in the way of giving Homer a goal to aim for and not stop until he got there. Van Bran was his hero and Homer gained hope from the idea of one-day meeting Van Bran and at the end of his journey, Homer accomplished his dream. This is the basic idea of linking the characters to the main theme and how they supported the theme in my opinion.
The last and Final Character analysis of Rocket Boys is Warner Van Bran.
Although when reading the book there are very few references referencing to Warner Van Bran. The reason for an analysis on Warner Van Bran is because although he didn’t have a lot of narratives in the story Bran played a big role and impact on Homer. Van Bran was not only Homer’s childhood hero, but Van Bran was his role model, somebody to look up to and to strive to be like. In one part of the story, it does explain how Van Bran became a rising star with NASA to develop an edge on Russia at the start of the space race. Van Bran was a leading scientist at NASA and developed a lot of Satellites for the U.S.
Homer was able to easily relate to Van Bran is the aspect of wanting to be like him. Through the sight of seeing sputnik flying Coalwood on that starry night, Homer had a spark that lit a fire, this fire was his rocket Journey. In starting this journey he became known of Warner Van Bran, and thus, his journey began to become like his role model. It wasn’t until that he became very in depth with rocket making that he was admitted to do a science fair, which he won and eventually went onto to nationals and was actually in the presence of his hero. It all started with that night that Sputnik was going to fly over southern West Virginia. The very first time that Homer saw Warner Van Braun was on TV when he was at an interview confirming, “in a crisp German accent, that if he got the go-ahead he could put a satellite into orbit within thirty days” (30). This is when it all started for Homer Hickam Jr.
In a conclusion about Warner Van Bran, the reason that he is an important character in Rocket Boys is that he affects Homers goals because Van Bran is his hero. Everything that Homer works towards is to become more like Warner Van Bran and to work with him in making rockets. Homer's goal was to acquire a skill or a knowledge that would get him closer to Van Bran and that was rocket building.
This being the last character analysis, I wanted to take one last overview and by doing this I wanted to link all the character analyzes to the primary themes of the story. To start off with we have to identify the main theme of the story and those are in my opinion perseverance to overcome the challenges and to make something of yourself. Now, the characters who I analyzed were the main characters who embodied the theme: Especially Homer because he was the one who organized a way to make something of himself that presented a challenge which he overcame. Next was Quentin. Quentin embodied the theme in the way that he was a part of the Rocket Boys and the impact he had on Homer. After Quentin was Mrs. Riley. Mrs. Riley was a major supporting character for Homer in the aspect of the encouragement and dedication that she portrayed to help Homer overcome his challenges. Next to last was Homer's father. Homer's father, in my opinion, was the driving force that kept Homer from giving up because every day he saw his dad it reminded him of what his future would be if he didn't succeed in his journey. Throughout the book, Homer's father wasn't a stereotypical fatherly figure for Homer and that almost helped him in the aspect of wanting to be better than that of his father. Finally, Warner Van Braun. Van Bran supported the theme in the way of giving Homer a goal to aim for and not stop until he got there. Van Bran was his hero and Homer gained hope from the idea of one-day meeting Van Bran and at the end of his journey, Homer accomplished his dream. This is the basic idea of linking the characters to the main theme and how they supported the theme in my opinion.
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