Mark's Survival In The Transall Saga By Gary Paulsen

It is a fact that without water in severe conditions, you could last less than 24 hours, but may last as long as 3 or 4 days. Food depends on your body type, of course. Generally, heavier people last longer - assuming that they store more water - than most people can go for at least a week without food though. However, will Mark learn to survive on his own in the desert, or is his life suddenly faced against life or death? The Transall Saga is a speculative/science fiction written by Gary Paulsen. When Mark goes out on a hiking trip in the desert, he is enclosed in an abnormal blue light and transported to what appears to be another world. He's injured in the tribulation, and must recover while trying to stay alive. Once he's well enough to move around more freely, he makes discoveries, namely monkey-like creatures and fruit, as well as evidence of people. One day, he is seized and imprisoned by a group of indigenous people. As time
Mark undeniably had an effect on the book as the protagonist. The story could not have taken place without him. For instance, there would not be any individual who would come face to face with a bizarre sight. Let alone, the blue light would not have used its ability to transport people across time. In addition, if the indigenous people had not have been included in the novel, Mark would have one less thing to deal with. He could have straightforwardly found his way out of the position he was in. Everything and anything Mark had, he acquired with his own hands. Life was quite simple for him, until he meets then antagonists of the novel - a group of natives - who enslave Mark. Mark's adventure to find his way home brings him head to head with the threat of death on several occasions. However Mark's cunning lets him survive. Just when he comes to terms with his new life, Mark finds himself suddenly back where he always wanted to