Gary Paulsen Character Traits

Gary Paulsen: A Look at the Childhood, Achievements, and Literary Analysis of a Wildlife Enthusiast Gary Paulsen 74, was born on May 17th, 1939 in Minneapolis Minnesota, to parents that Paulsen could not tolerate in which made him runaway at the age of fourteen (www.FamousAuthors.org). As a child to drunken parents who fought daily Paulsen learned how to take care of himself at a very young age, at the age of seven Paulsen had learned how to iron and fed himself. Gary is a firm believer in the fact that “things can change, that you are not defined by who or what you did as a child.” -Gary Paulsen (Inspire,”Q & A with Gary Paulsen”). Gary Paulsen did not always know that he was going to become a writer, in fact I took him many years and many jobs that were not right for him he finally stumbled

His three novels, Hatchet, Winter Room, and Dongsong are his most famous, which these also earned him a Newberry honor book medal. Most of Paulsen 's stories are based on his life experiences(www.FamousAuthors.org). While writing Paulsen considers the ways that animals have made him a better person. Paulsen almost always includes an animals in his writing, he has previously included, dogs, horses, birds, coyotes, bears, and many other creatures. Gary makes readers feel like they are actually out in the Alaskan Bush or the barren desert experiencing these animals for themselves. Paulsen 's Reflections about how minor mankind 's presence of life will resonate with animal lovers or anyone who is in to adventure or the great outdoors(Inspire, “This Side of Wild”). In 1967 his first book Some Birds Don 't Fly came on the book stalls. Within Seven months he wrote and published his 2nd book Mr. Tucket. These two books were both based on his previous experiences in life(www.FamousAuthors.org). Nowadays, Paulsen and his wife Ruth live in New Mexico. Ruth is an artist who illustrated many of Gary 's