Do you think you're brave and intelligent enough to survive all on your own? No one else…..just you and a hatchet? This is the exact scenario that occurs in the novel Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. After being the survivor of a horrific plane crash, the main character, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian Wilderness and depends solely on himself for 54 days! This was a stunning achievement, and through it all Brian went through numerous changes that molded him into a strong human being. There are
Hatchet. The idea was fresh and new to me. However, it was somehow terrifying, too. When I looked at the word, 'Hatchet', a scary scene of a man with crazy face and a dangerous looking hatchet. However, unexpectedly, the story was somehow beautiful, with every details alive. The very beginning of the adventure comes up with a boy named Brian. In a small bushplane Brian takes a flight with a pilot to his father, who is a mechanical engineer. In his heart, Brian suffers from the pain of the word
My sibling and I were fortunate to have a privileged upbringing that centers around literature. I have fond memories of literacy at a young age. I remember my parents reading bedtime stories to me like three blind mice, brown bear, the whole collect of nursery rhymes and Dr. Seuss books. I still have my childhood nursery rhymes book. My parents have always been an avid reader and still purchase a newspaper every day to this day. When my older brother (3) and I (2) went to a daycare called