To What Extent Did Brian Survive In The Hatchet

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Most people know that sometimes, terrifying events happen. Planes crash, cars wreck, people die. But most people don’t expect something like that to happen to them. The last thing on someone’s mind is their plane crashing, and them being stranded, alone, in the wilderness, with no idea of where they are. This is exactly what happened to Brian Robeson in Gary Paulsen's novel Hatchet, when the pilot of the plane Brian was riding had a heart attack. The only thing Brian had to protect himself and to stay alive was a hatchet. Even though Brian is only thirteen years old, he managed to survive, and after fifty four days in the wilderness, he is rescued. Based on my characteristics and knowledge of different things that helped Brian survive, I believe I would, unfortunately, not …show more content…

Brian had to be able to build with wood in order to survive in the wilderness. On page 124 of the Hatchet book, the text states “He set about improving his shelter by tearing it down. From dead pines up the hill he brought down heavier logs and fastened several of them across the opening, wedging them at the top and burying the bottoms in the sand. Then he wove long branches in through them to make a truly tighty wall and, still not satisfied, he took even thinner branches and wove those into the first weave.” Brian had to use his brains in order to figure out a safe and secure way to build a shelter. Additionally, he also had to build a small place to store food, a bow and arrow, a fish spear, a fish net, etc. All of these things were crucial to his survival, as they kept him protected and fed. The only experience I have had with building is using nails and a hammer to nail a few pieces of plywood together. I definitely would not be able to weave branches together, or even think of that idea. Without being able to build things, I would not have a very good chance of

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