Hatchet‚ a novel from Gary Paulsen‚ is the story about a 13-year-old boy named Brian Robeson‚ who went flying in a single-engine plane to visit his father in the Canadian wilderness. But when the plane crashes into a lake‚ he has to learn how to fend for himself for 42 days. Brian is the main character in this whole story. the side characters are his mom‚ the pilot‚ and the dad. The mom is one of the most basic characters in the book‚ but she is the one who is hiding the "Secret" from Brian.
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mountain. After reading Hatchet and learning about Ernest Shackleton I learned a lot of new information about survival. I believe that some traits are particularly crucial for survival‚ and some really aren’t. I think patience‚ observancy‚ and determination are some very important traits for survival. “It would be a long way from sparks to fire.” First of all patience‚ patience is a very crucial trait because not everything happens when you want‚ you need to be patient. In Hatchet Brian (the main character)
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Hatchet. The idea was fresh and new to me. However‚ it was somehow terrifying‚ too. When I looked at the word‚ ’Hatchet’‚ a scary scene of a man with crazy face and a dangerous looking hatchet. However‚ unexpectedly‚ the story was somehow beautiful‚ with every details alive. The very beginning of the adventure comes up with a boy named Brian. In a small bushplane Brian takes a flight with a pilot to his father‚ who is a mechanical engineer. In his heart‚ Brian suffers from the pain of the word
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food; you need to know how to find the food and know are they safe to eat. In fact‚ live in the jungle lonely is a really difficult thing for every body. I think that Brain can alive is because his knowledge and courage. Bressler‚ Jean. "Have Hatchet Will Survive." The ALAN Review 18.3 (Spring 1991): 16-18. Rpt. in Children’s Literature Review. Ed. Scot Peacock. Vol. 82. Detroit: Gale‚ 2003. Literature Resource Center. Web. 30 Oct. 2015. In that credible scholarly‚ the writer thinks that
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Gjystina Vukaj Comparative essay The Differences and Similarities between the Book “Hatchet” and its Movie “A Cry in the Wild” In this essay I will compare the differences and similarities of events in the book “Hatchet” and the movie “A Cry in the Wild”. Our class read a book called “Hatchet” and saw the movie “A Cry in the Wild” (based on Hatchet). I realized that the book and movie had many differences and also some similarities. In my essay I will compare some events that happened to
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HATCHET By Brittany Fountain. In Gary Paulsen’s novel hatchet the protagonist Brian Robenson develops many new skills after his plane crashes into the Canadian wilderness. It is his ability to make a fire‚ build a shelter and make new tools that enable him to survive. During one of the nights when he was stuck in the Canadian wilderness a porcupine went into his shelter and he felt it he through the hatchet as a reaction which hit the rock and made a spark he woke up the next morning
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eat and caught fish with his homemade spear. Brian learned to get food for himself to survive. Brian had to make fire for warmth and cooking. He didn’t know how to start the fire‚ until threw his hatchet at a porcupine and it missed‚ hitting a rock‚ with sparks flying out. Brian then tried using his hatchet against rocks to start the fire successfully. He encounters a pack of wolves and they stare right into his eyes‚ then walk away. He also encounters a big brown bear and stands very still. If he
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Dear Gary Paulsen: The first time I read Hatchet was when I was in the fourth grade. I have always liked survival stories and Hatchet made me really about how fast our world can be turned upside down. I really appreciate the section when Brian tells how his teacher‚ Perpich‚ told him to "stay positive and stay on top of things" and "You are your most valuable asset. Don’t forget that. You are the best thing you have." Just these few words helped me realize that I make myself who I am. Not what I
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Hatchet is a book written by Gary Paulsen and is a fictional novel about a boy lost in the Canadian woods. This story is about a boy in the Canadian woods that is dealing with the struggles of divorce where he will experience what it is like to be alone. He will come to find that there are some problems to face along the way. Brian will come to find out that the Canadian woods is a very dangerous place for a lost boy. Brian knows that finding the right foods and protection could be very crucial
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The novels Hatchet and Forbidden City can be compared easily because they both describe stories of teenagers facing conflict and struggle. The similarities and differences between both books are the shown in the conflicts between the main characters and themselves‚ their families‚ nature and society. By examining these problems in each novel one can see that they both deal with the overall topic of teenagers coming of age and creating their own identity through challenges and difficulties. In
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