10/12/11 October Sky Essay The story in the movie October Sky has many similarities to the situation of starting a company as an entrepreneur. The trial and error process is a main theme as Homer‚ the founder of the Big Creek Missile Agency‚ begins to launch rockets into the sky. This is the main correlation between October Sky and the process of becoming an entrepreneur. The Big Creek Missile Agency’s first rocket could be considered a success or failure depending on how you view their accomplishment
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brand new look on the Movie‚ October Sky directed by Joe Johnston by reviewing the movie for Rolling stones in february 1999 . He discovers the movie to be very unique and refreshing from the movies directed at that period of time. He considers October sky’s optimistic look on life to be way more necessary for common people than those Cynical outlooks of other movies. Traver states that the movie is based on the autobiography “The Rocket boys : A memoir “ written by Homer Hickham‚ who worked as an
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October Sky is the most heartwarming movie I’ve seen in a long time. I could not help applauding at the end. It was really nice and very entertaining. It was very touching in terms of family relationships and very inspiring in terms of science and fulfilling our dreams. The point that I remember most about the movieOctober Sky is the relationship between Homer and his father. Watching the movie and seeing the bad relationship they had made me think about my own dad. We rarely have arguments and
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October Sky Vs. Rocket Boys Have you ever read a book and later watched the movie version only to find out that they are completely different? In Homer Hickam’s book‚ “October Sky” and the film adaptation by Joe Johnstun‚ the main character Sonny Hickam is portrayed differently. His physical characteristics‚ personal goals‚ motivation‚ and his family. There are just a few changes between the book and movie. One major contrast is Sonny and his father’s relationship as it coincides with the coal
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mix. If a book has a rocket ship in it‚ the only thing that can turn it back into fantasy is Holy Grail.” ~ Debra Doyle The book “The Afterlife” and the movie “October Sky”. The two text‚ The Afterlife and October Sky‚ have several similarities and differences. No doubt‚ there are several similarities between The Afterlife and October Sky. An example of their similarity is both text having a right of passage. A right of passage is ceremony that marks an important transitional period in a person’s
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Homer vs. The Woman When you think about a dream‚ have you ever thought that would come true or is it something that you wish for? Are there certain people or obstacles that would keep you from achieving that dream? Even though the woman in the story " The Greyhound Tragedy" by Richard Brautigan was not successful in accomplishing her dream‚ Homer in October Sky did‚ these characters share a connection. Both of these individuals had different situations and therefore attained different ends. One
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Film Write-up 1 October Sky is a based on a true story about a mining town called Coalwood and one boy’s journey. Homer Hickam is an adolescent boy whose life has been predetermined by his father‚ a foreman at the coalmine‚ to work down in the mines but he has a different plan for his life. In October 1957‚ everything changes when the first artificial satellite‚ Sputnik goes into orbit. After he sees the satellite flying across the night’s sky‚ Homer becomes inspired to learn how to build rockets
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The movie October Sky deals with a lot of themes that still exist in societies all over the world today. One of the main themes and perhaps the most obvious is the inspiring idea of chasing one’s dream and never giving up until success is found. In the movie‚ we find Homer Hickam‚ an average small-town boy‚ intrigued by the launch of Soviet satellite Sputnik and infatuated with the idea of joining the space race and making his own rockets. Homer becomes inspired to better himself. He wants to successfully
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"It was my opinion that Dorothy Pluck‚ a native of War‚ was the most beautiful girl in our class or‚ for that matter‚ at Big Creek High."(29) Dorothy Plunk was Sonny’s first love but she also broke his heart. In October Sky‚ written by Homer Hickam Jr.‚ Dorothy is a pseudonym for a girl he knew during high school. She is known for her beauty‚ power‚ and inexperience. Dorothy was known for her beauty because of Sonny’s persistence. That’s why he was so attracted to her. "She had long shimmering
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The theme of October Sky is follow your dreams‚ even if people tear you down. This theme is very evident throughout Sonny’s life in coalwood. In life there will always be something or someone trying to tear you down and make you fail. This is the case with Sonny and his father John. Sonny dreamed of building rockets and going into space‚ to be somebody other than a miner in coalwood‚ like everyone else. He faced many obstacles in the process. His father and most of the town told him he would never
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