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Hatchet. Hatchet Hatchet is a book about a 13 year old kid named Brian who crash
lands in the Canadian wilderness and has to survive on his own. ...
Hatchet. Hatchet Hatchet is a book about a 13 year old kid named Brian who crash
lands in the Canadian wilderness and has to survive on his own. ...
Hatchet. Hatchet is the story of a young boy named Brian who is stranded in the
middle of the Canadian woods after the plane he was in, crashes. ...
Hatchet. “Hatchet” is written by Gary Paulsen. ... It is a beautiful hatchet
that fits on his belt so Brian decides to put it there. ...
hatchet. The ... him. His mother gave him a hatchet before he left to see his
father. He then left and got onto the small bush plane. ...
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Hatchet
Author: Gary Paulson
Main Theme: The story Hatchet’s theme is determination, perseverance and survival. Brian Robeson, whose parents are divorced, flies to visit his father in Canadian wilderness. His pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian managed to land the plane in a lake, and escape unharmed. Now comes the hard part, surviving in the wilderness until rescued. He does have one tool to help him, a hatchet that his mother had given him as a gift. He will have to use it, his own determination, imagination, perseverance and common sense to survive.
Plot Summary: This flight to see his father in the Canadian wilderness is Brains first time in an airplane. He explains this to the pilot and tells him that he is scared. The pilot feels sorry for Brian and decides to show him that flying is not very difficult. He lets Brian take the steering control and direct the line of flight for a while. Just when Brian thinks that everything is going well, the pilot has a heart attack and dies. Brian knows he must land the plane himself or die. He tries to use the radio without success. He knows that if he hits the trees, he can die, so he decides to land in the water of a lake. When the plane is in the water, he gets out through a window. He lay on the bank of the lake for a while to rest. Brian knew he needed food and shelter to survive so he set out to find both. He was very careful not to get lost or go too far from the lake where his water was. He found a cherry tree and because he was very hungry, he ate his fill. He filled his windbreaker with cherries to eat later and then managed to find a cave for shelter. He slept very well, but in the morning when he awoke, he saw a bear in the cave. He was terrified, because the bear was only about 20 feet away eating his cherries out of his windbreaker. The bear only looked at Brian and then left. The cherries must have been enough to curb his appetite! The discovery of...
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