Life-Changing Experiences In Hatchet, Moon Shadow, And Rachel

Have you ever gone through a life-changing situation from your birthday being ruined to being stranded on an island with no food? Well the people I’m about to tell you about have! In the stories Hatchet, Dragon Wings and Eleven, Brian, Moon Shadow, and Rachel all face life-changing experiences that had direct impact on their lives. In this essay, I will explain how Brian, Moon Shadow, and Rachel faced life-changing situations with quotes from the stories and analyses. Brian faced loneliness and hunger when he was stranded on a deserted island.On page seven Brian states, “I wish you were here, Perpich." This somewhat tells that Brian is lonely and wishes that people like his teacher, Mr. Perpich, was there with him. Brian has probably never felt this lonely which is life-changing for him. Before Brian starts getting lonely, he gets hungry and the text states, “He could not believe the hunger, had never felt this way." on page 6. This obviously tells that Brian is very hungry and has probably never felt this way. In sum, Brian goes through loneliness and hunger which probably happens very little to him which is why this is a life-changing experience. Moon Shadow dealt with his father moving away and fear of the new country.In the middle of the excerpt Moon Shadow is curious and explains why he can’t see his father. He states,"I was curious about the Land of the Golden Mountain mainly because my father was there. I had of course, never seen my father." on page 21. This shows that Moon Shadow has to deal with never seeing his father especially in the last sentence because it gives a little emotion to what is going on. In the first sentence it tells why he was curious about the Golden Mountain which is because of his father. This might be hard for him to handle which is why this is life-changing for him. Moon Shadow explains why the Golden Mountain is very dangerous throughout the whole excerpt but one thing I thought stood out was when it states, "I knew she was afraid of the place, because every chance we got, she would take me into the small temple in our village and we would pray for my father's safety." on page 20. This stood out to me because even Moon Shadow knows that it’s that dangerous having to pray for their father/husband’s safety. Basically this shows that it’s that dangerous to go somewhere and knowing that your father is going there too which must be scary to know. Overall, Moon Shadow has …show more content…
Brian is stranded on an island starving and lonely and only has hope to keep him safe. Moon Shadow is curious, worried, and wants to know about his father that is going to a very dangerous place without even knowing him. Rachel is going to school on her birthday not knowing she will have a hard time dealing with a situation that will not make her birthday a good one. Overall, Brian, Moon Shadow, and Rachel have all gone through life-changing experiences which led to big changes in their lives that they have to deal with now. Everyone goes through big changes in life, but if you try hard and believe in yourself you can