The relatively short story ‘Hatchet’ by award winning author ‘Gary Paulsen’ finds its protagonist, Brian Robeson, miraculously survive a plane crash after the pilot suddenly suffers a heart attack and dies at the wheel of the plane. With only the clothes on his back and a hatchet he was gifted with before the flight, Brian must adapt to the wilderness environment with the everlasting thought of never being rescued. As time passes, Brian learns that giving up is never an option if he wants any chance of survival. ‘Hatchet’ is written in a third person omniscient perspective as the narrator of the story expresses the emotion of all characters throughout the entire novel. Gary Paulsen uses his real-life experiences such as his former job as a