“Please Come and Save Us!”- Trapped Book Review

Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert by Marc Aaronson

The video above is a short book review of a book titled “Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert.” The video talks about the theme and a brief introduction to the book.

The book “Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert” is a historical nonfiction book written by an author named Marc Aaronson in  2011. “Trapped” depicts a vivid description of 33 miners who were trapped under the SanJosé mine for a total of 69 days (2010 Copiapó Mining Accident; also known as the Chilean Mining Accident). It also explains the rescue processes and many obstacles both miners and rescue teams faced. One most significant theme of this book is “cooperating as a team will eventually bring hope and success.”

Firstly, on page 36, a miner named Luis Urzua states, “We worked hard for our own rescue… Every light Pena turned on and every chore that each team completed tied them together, and gave them hope.” This quote exhibits how each and every man worked together as a united team when they were trapped below the mine. Cooperating as a team also bonded the miners together with the desire to be rescued. Additionally, on page 28, it states, “In each of their minds they were scared. But as a group, they were acting like people who will be rescued, who are preparing for rescue, who are building their own path to safety.” Even though the miners were in a harsh environment, they worked together as a team to gain hope. Eventually, after 69 days, on October 13, 2010, all miners were rescued.

I think everyone should read this book, “Trapped” because it really highlights the importance of cooperating as a team. It also teaches us how we should behave when we are in a similar situation as the 33 miners (when we are trapped underground or in a severe situation without any food or hope).

The main takeaway of this nonfiction unit is “reading nonfiction books correctly.” I also learned the importance of writing down good notes, making new connections, rereading confusing parts, and finding the correct theme.