Q3 Post2

The book Hatchet by Gary Paulsen with Brian as its main character is a great example of someone overcoming adversity. Brian gets stranded in the Canadian wilderness for some time and has to learn how to survive on the land. His first nights are miserable since he has just escaped death in the crashed airplane and mosquitos attacking him make life miserable. He is left with some money, his clothes, a hatchet his mother gave him, and a broken watch. He learns how to make a sturdy shelter that will keep the bugs, critters (a skunk surprises him one time when he comes out), and keeps the rain off of him at night. Eventually, he makes a bow and a quiver of arrows so that he can hunt rabbits and little birds. Surprisingly, he gets good at the archery and is soon living well with herbs and meat in his little hut. Brian also makes a little live well by the lake he is on to keep little fish in their for when he can't kill anything when he goes out hunting. His lifestyle steadily improves and he soon is living well and comfortably in Canada.