Compare And Contrast Essay On Hatchet

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“5 things ‘The mountain between us’ can teach us about life” Be grateful for what you have, when you have it. The mountain between us is a truly unique book in many ways. It’s different compared to other books with similar plots. For example, Hatchet is also another example of a book that includes a similar theme. Hatchet defenitally includes parts of the book where it shows memories from older dates when an important moment happens, and it obviously includes points in the story where the main characters are fighting to survive. I feel as though The mountain between us, has a much better story line because of its dialogue and it tells and teaches and tells the reader a plethora more about the characters, compared to Hatchet where it shows …show more content…

Yes, I know saying this might sound peculiar because Grover ( the pilot ) does die at the beginning of the book but that's because of natural causes. Even though Ashley had dangerously life threatening leg injury she was able to pull through because of Ben’s help as a doctor. Ben had injured his rib and was still able to pull Ashley miles across the desolate snowy plains, to try to escape out of there. Ben, even with his injury was able to hunt for food and search throughout the dangerous terrain to try and find any form of life or man made buildings. Never let people's opinions stand in the way of your hard work., “If water is available, people can normally make it three weeks without food. But up here, where we’re burning twice as many calories just to breathe and not shiver, not to mention pulling a gurney through four feet of powder, that time is a bit less. This land is hard and unforgiving, beautiful and magnificent yet unbending. Biting cold one second, hot the next, frigid the next.” Positivity is key. Staying positive is probably the only reason that Ben and Ashley made it out alive, without confidence and motivation it’s harder to perservere. Their spirits were held high, staying positive in any situation in your life is key. The only way to overcome hard points in life is to not fret, but to stay

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