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Awesome/Great are two good words to describe Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet. This book is very believable and everything that happens to Brian links up some other experience. I would rate this book on a 1-10 scale as a 8.5.
There is tension that is built up to the climax, also the conclusion isn’t rushed. He actually is attacked by animals, almost starves and is very home sick until very close to the climax (that is what makes this book hard to put down). The book is very logical and exiting. I would like to know what his parents think of him being back at home and that was the only question I had about in the whole book.
Brian (the main character) learns how to survive in the wilderness. Before the plane crashed he hadn’t known a thing about nature except for what he had seen on television. For example at first he can’t find any food except for some berries and he had seen some people on television eating berries and so he decided to eat berries until he got a better plan.
The progression though the plot is realistic. For example when the porcupine enters his house he throws the hatchet at the porcupine and the sparks from the hatchet leads him to make fire. I like Brian because he seems to gain bravery through out the book. I can relate to him because I have had encounters with animals. I can picture me as the main character but I do know more about wilderness than Brian did at first.
The author, Gary Paulsen creates a very realistic bold image. He is very descriptive Brian is almost killed a number of times like when a moose charges him or when the pilot dies from a heart attack. The author is a great writer and I would recommend this book to anyone who likes survival stories.
Posted by 24181 on 4/12/07; 1:11:59 PM
from the Emily dept.
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