Conflicts of Man Versus Nature in “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen

Brian has a hatchet survival pack and it's getting colder in the forest of Canada. In Brian's winter by Gary Paulsen Brian has to get food stay warm and clothes make a shelter and get water. And in the how he can survive the whole winter.

Brian appreciates the nature so much that he volunteered to go into the wilderness and

Brian Robeson in Hatchet is just a normal thirteen year old child who is living a difficult life. His parents are divorced and he has to split time between his mom and his dad. Brian is just visiting his dad up in Canada when the worst thing ever happens. The pilot has a heart attack while flying the plane. Luckily the pilot taught Brian a little about flying before he died. Brian has to just keep moving on with his life which is the theme in this book. He has to keep moving forward in many cases from the crash, learning how to survive, and natural causes, then getting used to life again.

“I'm hungry and i'd trade everything I have for a hamburger.”(47) Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is an exciting story about a character named Brian Robeson who is left in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a hatchet and must survive until help comes. Hatchet supports my belief that hard work helps overcome obstacles.

Do you think you would survive by yourself in the middle of the woods for 54 days? The question that I asked you is because of the novel Hatchet and this novel is written by Gary Paulsen. Out of all of the things in the story that stood out to me was the AHA moments because I think they help brian the most. The two biggest AHA moments was when he had to put his food up higher and that he can't be lazy.

Brian's thoughts are significant because we can see that the Hatchet is what keeps him carrying on and not giving up. The hatchet was a sign of protection and it is significant because it is the thing that gives him a sense of protection. The bear had put a little fear into Brian though “he thought of the bear, thought of thought of Bigfoot and every monster he had ever seen in every fright movies he had ever watched and his heart hammered in his throat” (Paulsen 30). The reader can see that Brian is scared because he is all alone in the pitch black wilderness with animals and other creatures around him.

Do you ever have your moments when you want to get away from everything and everyone sometimes to be alone, be able to do what you want, to be yourself, or maybe to just think? I know I do and that's what Chris McCandless did by going into the wild. Although many may argue that Chris McCandless’s literary heroes were his motivation for going into the wild, I believe that McCandless’s main reason for his adventure was his problems he had with his parents..

Brian was put some really interesting trials in nature and realized things from his past life to help him through it all. Just like when he was depressed and hungry, that food was everything in nature. Chapter 14 staded “ Food is all. Food was simply everything. All things in in the woods from insects to fish to bears, we're always, always looking for food- it was the great, single driven, influence in nature. To eat. All must eat.” This is an important aha moment because he figured out that the main drive for all things in to survive in nature, and that he would have to find food to survive. This also changed things because layer in the novel he used the scraps from the other fish as bait to catch other fish. Also that he can hunt other animals such as the foolbirds,

First and foremost, the story “Hatchet” has a significant turning point. Brian was flying in a plane to meet his father in the oil fields of Northern Canada when the pilot had a heart attack. Because the pilot had a heart attack, Brian was forced to crash land the plane. Then Brian landed in the wilderness and has to survive with a 2 dimes, a quarter, 2 pennies, a nickel, a hatchet his mother gave him, and himself. Brian will have to make serious choices in order to survive this frantic turning point in “Hatchet” by Gary Paulsen. At first Brian thinks that he can't do anything and that he is weak, but later on in the story he figures out that he is his most important asset and that encourages him to survive this tragic event.

Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero? This inquiry appears to ponder in the brains of Americans. As I would see it and from what I see from the documents, Andrew Carnegie was a legend. Andrew Carnegie was born on November 1835 in Dunfermline, Scotland.(Doc 1) He experienced poverty in childhood and his folks didn't profit. Andrew Carnegie was a legend from numerous points of view. One reason behind why Andrew Carnegie was a legend was a direct result of his instinct on growing the economy and his business to make riches. Also, Andrew Carnegie was a legend is on the grounds that he made occupations that utilized numerous Americans. At long last, Carnegie was a legend is on the grounds that he was an incredible donor and he said a statement that was clear as a crystal of what Americans ought to do with their cash. That saying was “A man who dies rich dies disgraced”

This book is written by Gary Paulsen. It takes place in the Canadian wilderness, where Brian Robeson’s, who is 13 yrs. Old, plane crashes. Brian shows a lot of determination and strength, to be able to survive in the wilderness, with no one else.

The key character traits that are exposed include perseverance, determination and also creativity. Brian show’s perseverance when things are not easy or don’t go his way. The text supports this is the many times it seemed nature itself was trying to make Brian’s life harder or to even kill him. An example of this is when a bear shows up in his camp in the dark of night and begins eating his food. The beer ends up throwing him twenty feet in the direction of the lake causing many injuries. Brian is very hurt and it isn’t easy for despite everything he keeps on going after the bear encounter. Brian shows determination many times throughout the story. When something seems impossible he keeps on going and pushes through. An example is when he begins trying to make a stronger bow. He repeatedly fails but does not give in. Creativity, if Brian did not possess this trait he couldn't have survived more than a week. He used creativity when doing so many things. These things included the area of the lake that he made a wall that traps in fish for him to spear and get an easy meal. He also uses creativity when designing his shelter door to keep animals out. After having various unwelcome guests, he decided to do something about it. All in all Brian uses the three traits Perseverance, determination and creativity many times to last in the

In Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen, the pessimistic main character, Brian is in extreme isolation and experiences a horrible conflict. While Brian has to adapt from being his comfortable self in the city to a vulnerable life in the canadian wilderness. Brian experiences with separations is both indifference and enhancing ways. The plot brightens up by the author's main purpose, change. This essay will analyse Brian’s character, internal conflict, and the aspect of the setting.

Gary Paulsen’s novel, Hatchet, is a story about survival and the will to live. Hatchet is a book that mainly centers around journal entries from a made-up character named Brian. Brian’s journal entries focus on specific activities and routines that took place over the course of his time in survival period. It’s not common that you hear about a thirteen-year-old boy who has survived for two months in the wilderness on only the clothes on his body and his hatchet. In the novel Hatchet, Gary Paulsen illustrates how a teen can survive harsh conditions in life and wilderness, that affect both emotions and lifestyle, survival in the wilderness without many resources, and how Brian’s reactions and emotions get the best of him.

The first strategy Brian used was being observant. One way Brian was observant was when he noticed something bad was going to happen, and it did. Brian was in the water looking for fish for food then all of the sudden he feels something weird is about to happen. Brian stands there for a few seconds, and out of the sudden this moose comes and attacks him. After being attacked by a moose a tornado hit destroying everything he made. Another way Brian was observant was when he was catching the fool birds. He was having a hard time trying to catch them. He noticed that instead of trying to see their colors you need to look for their shape. After realizing