Outside Reading: Hunt For Red October (3)

Hunt For Red October

Title: Hunt For Red October

Author: Tom Clancy

Genres: Novel/Action/Suspense

Percent read: 50/100

 

Summary:

 

Building on what I wrote in my second blog post this section starts off with the author confirming Ramius’s brazen statement about defecting to the United States. In respons the entire soviet fleet turns around and sent to sink the Red October (still unknown to the October’s crew). The entire Northern Fleet is now chasing Red October under the pretext of a search and rescue mission.

 

When the October’s stealth drive is engaged, the submarine disappears off the sonar of the USS Dallas, a Los Angeles class submarine which was tracking Red October as it set out to sea.

 

Through the sudden launch of the soviets entire northern fleet and the October’s stealth drive Ryan deduces Ramius' plans. As tensions rise between the U.S. and Soviet fleets, the crew of Dallas discover a way to detect Red October. The section then ends with Ryan being assigned the task to protect and gain the Red October. 

 

Throughout this section I noticed that Ramius wanted to defect not because he was unaware of the October’s value but more so because Ramius was simply dissatisfied with the entire soviet rule.

Response:

 

To me the section I read this time was very interesting because so much of the plot war revealed. For example the October’s intentions and what the stealth drive can do and how it is used.  All in all this section completely fulfilled my exceptions and I greatly enjoyed reading this section.

 

I predict in future reading that there will a major conflict maybe even onboard the October. Also I think that there will need to be some more elaborate planning on behalf of the United States.

 

Passage:

 

“It would be well for your government to consider that having your ships and ours, your aircraft and ours, in such proximity... is inherently dangerous. Wars have begun that way, Mr. Ambassador.”

 

This quote to me shows the tensions building between the United States and the Soviet Union. I feel this quote is supposed to give a feeling of the real danger between these two powers. Especially in terms of an actual war.