Gary Paulsen

Scott Hays Mrs. Sites English II 19 September 2016 Comparing and Contrasting between Soldier’s Heart and Red Badge of Courage Did the author of Soldier’s Heart, Gary Paulsen, read the book Red Badge of Courage and copy the story line to write his book? There are only a few differences in the story line of the two books, there will be some listed below. There are several Comparisons in between the two books, some of these will also be listed below. Soldier’s Heart and Red Badge of Courage are…

Hatchet is an adventure fiction story written by Gary Paulsen. It sets in the middle of the woods in Canada during the summertime. The main characters name is Brian Robeson who is thirteen years old. Brian can be described as brave for not giving up on surviving even though the only thing he has is the clothes on his back and a hatchet his mom gave him. All alone after the plane crashed stuck in the middle of nowhere. Brian wants to survive, because he wants to live happy life, he doesn’t…

The fictional novel, Lawn Boy, by Gary Paulsen, is about a boy who is given a lawn mower for his birthday. The story takes place in Lawn Boy’s neighborhood, in the garage at his house. When he gave his gift a test ride, his neighbor asked him if he could mow his lawn, and Lawn Boy said "yes." More and more people paid him to mow their lawns, and a business was born. However, there is an external conflict that takes place in the story. One problem Lawn Boy had in the story was that he…

Soldier’s Heart Essay~ Gary Paulsen Is Life in the army what Charley expected? No it wasn’t what Charley expected. Nobody thought it Would be so bad. All of the politicians and newspapers said it would be a month or two, no longer than that. They said it would be over by the fall.So, Charley thought why not? Charley joined the volunteer army at 15, And came out at 23. He enlisted in the Union Army during the civil war, saying it will be more exciting than a…

I think it is safe to say that if you are alone in the Canadian wilderness in an unknown situation it is no one’s ideal situation. But in the book Hatchet written by Gary Paulsen, that is what happens to 13 year old Brian Robeson when he is going to Canada to visit his dad. But when the plane he is flying in crashes because of the pilots sudden heart attack, He is stranded in the Canadian wilderness where Brian is isolated and stranded and has nothing but his hatchet and himself to try to…

Interested in the bloody, action-packed Civil War? Then read the books Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen and Red Badge of Courage by Steven Crane. The similarities between these two books are extremely uncanny. There are slight differences in the two books, though there are very few. These include the ages of the two soldiers, their origins, and minor differences in wounds. There is a heaping pile of similarities between the two novels that includes the war they fought in, all the way to both main…

the story, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, the autobiography I Never Had it Made, by Jackie Robinson, and in the memoir, Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Pattillo Beals. Throughout history though, people have not only changed themselves, but they could’ve also changed their people and their country. Brian Robeson, as a result of being in the wilderness, became more manly. Jackie Robinson and Melba Pattillo Beals changed themselves, but doing so, also changed their country. Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet,…

The Bomb by Theodore Taylor I thought that Theodore Taylor's The Bomb brilliantly brought to life a fresh new perspective of the government's nuclear tests on the island of Bikini Atoll in the twentieth century, shedding light on the viewpoints of the Hawaiians and their protests against the testing. Being 208 pages long, I thought that it was just the right length- it was long enough to satisfyingly tie up all loose ends, but not so long as to put me to sleep. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the…

NightJohn In the book NightJohn by Gary Paulsen, there is nonstop conflict and resolution. Clel Waller owns many slaves, including Sarny, Deliah, and Nightjohn. Sarny’s birth was challenging because Waller was expecting a male child. Deliah and Waller had a small altercation when he found out Sarny was a girl. Waller later sold Sarny’s mother since he only promised that Sarny would not be sold. About seven years later, when Nightjohn enters the property of Clel Waller he is almost instantly…

There was a plane crash and a teenage boy survived it, but now he has to figure out can he survive his first winter in the wildernest. In the book Brian’s Winter by Gary Paulsen, a boy that used to be in the city has to survive the winter in a forest in Canada. Brian has to learn different ways to hunt to keep him alive even though he does not like killing animals. Brian has to use everything around him to stay alive in a very cold winter. It is a good thing Brian is intelligent. Brian…