I read the book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. The book was about a thirteen-year-old boy named Brian Robeson who was stranded in a plane crash. He was out in the Canadian wilderness trying to visit his dad. Brian is left with nothing but his clothing a tattered windbreaker, and the hatchet his mother had given him as a present.First as Brian and the pilot were flying to Brian father’s house the pilot was showing Brian how to fly the plane. “ Here, put your hands on the controls, your feet on the rudder pedals, and I’ll show you what I mean”(P. 4). During the flight the pilot seemed to be having trouble with pain in his arm and side. Little did he know that this was a sign of a major heart attack. “ And now a jolt took him like a hammer blow, so forcefully that he seemed to crush back into the seat, and Brian reached for him, could not understand at first what it was, could not know. And then knew” ( P.10). Brian was left all alone, to fly the plane by himself and he knew he didn’t have much of a chance to survive. Next the big problem was that the plane ran out of fuel and it took a slight dive. The plane went into a glide and continued to descend. He spotted a lake and steered towards the lake. He wasn’t a good pilot and ended up in the trees instead of the lake were he originally wanted to go. “There were great wrenching as the wings caught the pines at the side of the clearing and broke back, ripping back just outside the main braces”( P. 28). Brian and the plane both ended up at the bottom of the lake with Brian ripping free and swimming to the surface. Brian swam ashore and fell on the beach with soreness and pain. Brian knew that he was out of luck. Brian sat and slept against a tree until the next day. Brian was left on the beach, all alone by himself in the Canadian wilderness.Brian was left only with his clothing and a hatchet that hung from his belt. ...
