Book Report On Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

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Hatchet was written by Gary Paulsen in 1987. Its genre is young adult novel. This story takes place in Canadian wilderness. The main character Brain is 13 years old and his parents divorced. He decided to go to his father during summer. However the pilot got heart attack and dead. He began to survive in the forest by himself. When plane crashed Brain began to contact but the signal broke up. Therefore he started live in the forest. He began to make fire after he dreamed about his father. He tried to make fire with birch tree bark and $20 bills but he failed. After many tries he discover how to make fire. Then he started to look for foods. He found berries. Then he found cave that he could live in. However he couldn't live happily. He was attacked by many insects and animals like mosquitos, a porcupine, bear, skunk, moose and wolves. Especially to porcupine he was get hurt his legs so he suffered for a long time. Overtime he learned how to live in the forest. He could found rabbits, birds, turtle eggs, fish, and fruits. Also, he could cook with it. After he could make a bow, arrows, and a fishing spear to help in his hunting. …show more content…

Brian makes a raft from a few broken off tree tops to get to the plane. When Brian is cutting his way into the tail of the plane, he drops his hatchet in the lake and dives in to get it. Once inside the plane, Brian finds a survival pack that includes additional food, an emergency transmitter, and a 22 rifle. Back on shore, Brian activates the transmitter, but not knowing how to use it, he thinks it is broken and throws it aside. However, his distress call is heard by a passing airplane. At last he was

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