Posted on :Friday, Mar. 25, 2005
Rocket Boys
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Currently reading Rocket Boys. After watching a Sunday matinee on TV3 a couple of weeks back.
Very inspiring ...
Chapter 11 [Rocket Candy]- Page 167:
"You designed that ?" I asked.
"I did a good portion of it," he answered, glancing down at his drawing.
I was confused at this point. "So you're an engineer?"
He toyed with a slide rule. "No. An engineer has a degree."
I decided to use some of Mr Hartsfield's deductive reasoning.
"Jake Mosby's an engineer," I said.
"That's right."
"You know a lot more about coal mining than he does".
"That's true."
"Then you're an engineer, right?"
Dad shook his head. "Sonny, you have to have a diploma from a college to be an engineer. I don't have one. That means I can never be an engineer." He looked at me speculatively. "But you could".
In the movie the relationship between Hickam and his father looked a bit strain. Maybe there's a couple of cuts from TV3 to fit to the time slot. I dunno. But the books shows a warmer relationship. And Sonny is a lot taller and geekier than the movie character, too.
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