Hatchet Vs A Cry In The Wild Analysis

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The book Hatchet does a better job at explaining the story than the movie A Cry In The Wild. First, the book has way better imagery. For Example. the book talks about a great juicy meaningful kiss and in the movie all the man and Brian’s mom does is kiss each others neck. Also, the book had the part where Brian eats the slimy and gross turtle egg, it doesn’t even show this part in the movie. Next, the book actually has foreshadowing unlike the movie. For Example,the book talks about Brian trying to hit the porcupine with his hatchet and the sparks fly and he gets the vision on how to build a fire, all it shows in the movie is him getting stabbed with the porcupines quills and he doesn’t get the vision. Also, the book tells us how the pilot

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