Hatchet boy

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

  • Summer trip to visit Dad

    Summer trip to visit Dad
    Brian takes a plane to visit his Dad, since his parents are divorced. The pilot has a heart attack and they go down for a crash landing in the Canadian wilderness L-shaped river.
  • Period: to

    Two Months In Summer

    Brian is a survivor
  • Brian is shocked and all alone

    Brian is shocked and all alone
    He realizes he might die. He begins having flashbacks of his parents while being attacked by mosquitos.
  • Survival instincts kick in

    Survival instincts kick in
    Brian is so thirsty and starts drinking from the lake water. He is hungry too and eats berrries.
  • Fresh caught food

    Fresh caught food
    He uses his hatchet to make a spear and catch a fish for dinner.
  • Rasbearries

    Rasbearries
    Bear scares Brian, but it does not attack him. Bear is as hungary as Brian is.
  • Fire!

    Fire!
    Brian is overjoyed by creating his first fire.He is afraid to leave it, in fear of it going out.
  • A plane overhead

    A plane overhead
    A plane passes over Brian, but doesn't see him.
  • First Meat

    First Meat
    Brian carves a bow and some arrows using his hatchet. He discovers his first meat to eat, a chicken-like bird.
  • Disaster strikes!

    Disaster strikes!
    A tornado rips throughhis new home. It burns out his fire and ruins his newly adopted territory. However, the tornado lifted the tail end of the plane, giving Brian a new idea.
  • A survival pack is found

    A survival pack is found
    Brian Builds a raft to get to the plane. He has to swim under water to search for the survival pack located in the back of the tail end of the plane that is under water. He finds it!
  • The Rescue!

    The Rescue!
    Brian is finally rescued after two months of surviving the plane crash.
  • On homeland at last with rescuers

    On homeland at last with rescuers
    Brian is finally taken home by rescuers. He is home and has a new respect for the wilderness.
  • Hatchet

    Hatchet
    The End