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Character Analysis Essay On Hatchet

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Turn your wounds into wisdom-Oprah Winfrey. Imagine having to live in the wild unprepared for over two months. What traits do you think would be useful too have? I believe that any form of man would need courage, creativity, and determination for survival. I will be talking about these traits in relation to the book “Hatchet”.

First you’re going to need courage. Part of needing this trait, is that you never know what you might encounter in the wilderness. In the book “Hatchet”, our main character Brian was trying to retrieve something from the crashed plane. While using the hatchet to cut the plane open, Brian dropped the hatchet deep down into the lake. The reason that I believe Brian had courage at this point, was because he dove down …show more content…

In “Hatchet”, Brian had to be creative to survive. "I can make sparks with the hatchet", Brian said in chapter 8. “Well it can fit me and it has a roof so I guess it will work” that’s what Brian said when he decided to look for shelter. To be creative you must be open minded. You must have inspiration and something to look at. Since Brian was in the middle of a quiet little piece of paradise, he had plenty to look at. Since Brian had plenty to look at, he had plenty of inspiration. He just didn’t know it yet. In chapter 11-12 Brian needed a way to catch food. So Brian took a few looks around and and saw soon find wood so he could make a fishing spear. That’s why creativity is so important for survival.

Last up in line is determination. Brian had determination, all through “Hatchet”. During the time when a tornado hit his shelter, Brian did not give up. Brian re-built his shelter and forgot about the storm, he just moved on. Also in the book Brian does not give up trying to get the survival pack. His first two attempts at making a raft failed, but his third succeeded. When Captain Shackleton had determination when his boat got wrecked in the ice. So Shackleton had

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