Do you like to read books that have much to do with survival? I hope so because this is what my letter essay is about. In the book “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen a boy named Brian is about to fly in a one engine propeller plane to his father's house out in the woods of Canada. Brians Mother and dad had gotten divorced so Brian's dad moved away from New York to Canada. Brian now spends the school year at his Mother's house in New York, and he goes to his father's house in Canada during the summer. As Brian and the pilot of the plane make their way across the Canadian woods, the pilot suffers a heart attack during the flight. The plane crashes into a lake and Brian is the sole survivor. Brian learns to survive in the conditions given to him and he is eventually rescued by another plane that he waved down with a large fire.
“Scootch around so I can see’ He moved around in the seat, feeling only slightly ridiculous. She nodded. ‘Just like a scout, my little scout.” (paulsen 9)
These were the last words said to Brian by his mother before the plane took off. And it was when Brian was given his hatchet from his mom. This tool is the key to everything about the book since without it, Brian would of never been able to create sparks and start a small fire from the side of the little cave he slept in. Brian would have never been able to …show more content…
This was demonstrated when the plane crashes and the pilot dies. Brian is a sole survivor, and is alone in the Canadian wilderness. And on top of that he has to fight for his survival, for example, he is forced to eat berries that aren't very good for him, and raw turtle eggs. Brian must learn to cope with the loneliness otherwise it could mean his demise. Brian however does manage to cope with the loneliness by keeping busy with finding food and making fires. But in some instances, notably after he makes his first fire and calls it his friend. This shows that Brian is craving human
“Scootch around so I can see’ He moved around in the seat, feeling only slightly ridiculous. She nodded. ‘Just like a scout, my little scout.” (paulsen 9)
These were the last words said to Brian by his mother before the plane took off. And it was when Brian was given his hatchet from his mom. This tool is the key to everything about the book since without it, Brian would of never been able to create sparks and start a small fire from the side of the little cave he slept in. Brian would have never been able to …show more content…
This was demonstrated when the plane crashes and the pilot dies. Brian is a sole survivor, and is alone in the Canadian wilderness. And on top of that he has to fight for his survival, for example, he is forced to eat berries that aren't very good for him, and raw turtle eggs. Brian must learn to cope with the loneliness otherwise it could mean his demise. Brian however does manage to cope with the loneliness by keeping busy with finding food and making fires. But in some instances, notably after he makes his first fire and calls it his friend. This shows that Brian is craving human