Have you ever been camping before? You probably thought that it would be so fun to camp for a month or two. That is what Brian did in the book, Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. He is stranded in the wilderness with barely anything to eat or shelter. Throughout the course of trying to survive, Brian discovers how lucky he is to have the family and life he has, while he is stranded in the Canadian woods for two months.
Canada is where Brians father lives. When Brian leaves to visit his father, his mother gives him a hatchet to use during his summer in the Canadian woods. It is something that he has throughout his whole journey, and really makes use of it. He uses it to start a fire, and to gain access to a survival pack, which gives him a chance if being rescued. The hatchet symbolizes the only constant object in Brian's entire adventure.
On the other hand, the Hatchet isn't the only very importaint tool that Brian uses, the plane also has a big role in the begining and end of the story. Brian's pilot meets his death in the plane when he has a heart attack and his body remains underwater in the plane, strapped into the seat. However, The dramatic eventual rescue only becomes possible because he finds a survival pack. A transmitter inside the survival pack lets Brian send a signal to the rescuers.
Throughout the book, Brian realizes that what he has in life might not be perfect, but it is a lot better than what some people have, and you should be grateful. In this story, Brian has been through a lot. He has turned into a better person, who never gives up, even when he was at the lowest point of his life.
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