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Compare And Contrast Hatchet And A Cry In The Wild
I think A Cry in the Wild does a better job of telling the story than the novel Hatchet because A Cry in the Wild does a better job of telling the survival story. It also shows foreshadowing. Like when Brian used his hatchet and hit the rock to make sparks and created fire. The pilot told Brian that there was an emergency pack in the back in case if there is a plane crash.

It showed imagery when Brian ate live worms. Hatchet shows imagery. It shows that Brian thinks a lot about the secret when Brian’s mother and her boyfriend kissed each other. Brian thought of a cheeseburger when he was hungry, but in the movies, he didn’t think of cheeseburger. Brian showed that how the worms taste and it was disgusting when he ate live worms from the broken

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