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Theme Of Hatchet By Gary Paulsen

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Do you think you could survive a plane crash and spend days in the wilderness? Well, in the book ¨Hatchet¨ by Gary Paulsen is a action packed book with lots of twists and turns including events like plane crashes to! I think the theme of "Hatchet" is to persevere through life even if itś very hard. I think this because Brian had to survive a plane crash and live by himself on an island with nothing but a little food and wood. This shows that and perservering through life is most likely the theme. Brian Robeson is a 13 year old boy from New York City whoś going on a plane to see his father for the summer months because his Mom and Dad were divorced. Before Brian got on the plane, he was given an object called a Hatchet from his mom. Once …show more content…

One horrific day, Brian saw his own mom on a date with a stranger who he discovered to be the person his mom was now dating. Brian got tears in his eyes just thinking of that day.There was so much stress and pain in his heart. While flying in the plane, Brian thought back to old memories and then he suddenly noticed an unusual smell coming from the pilot. At first, Brian thought it was just something the pilot ate, until he saw him grabbing his chest in agony. Brian knew something was wrong and he was right. The pilot had gone silent and wasn´t breathing anymore. Brian touched his chest to feel the pilot's heartbeat. Brian was struck with fear as he realized that the pilot was dead and he was left to land the plane by himself. Soon after, Brian realized the plane was running out of gas and he needed to land it. Brian looked for places to land the plane on the ground, but all he saw was bodies of water. After a bit of quick thinking, Brian had decided to land the plane in the smallest lake possible. The landing was rough and he hit his head very hard on the steering of the plane. Brian began to swim to shore and found a shelter. He was so exhausted and sore that he fell asleep until the next afternoon. When he

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