Gary Paulsen was born on May 17‚ 1939 in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota‚ Gary Paulsen is the prolific author of more than 40 books‚ 200 magazine articles and short stories‚ and several plays; primarily for Young Adults. Paulsen’s interests in books and reading came when he was a teenager and walked into a library to escape the cold of a Minnesota winter. Once inside‚ and much to his surprise‚ the librarian offered him a library card and a book to read (Something About the Author‚ 1995). Reading helped Paulsen
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The book "HATCHET" was written by Gary Paulsen. Hatchet is about a boy‚ Brian‚ who made a forced. Brian is the main character in this book. He is 13 years old. His parents broke up a marriage so Brian lives with his mom until the vacation and he lives with his dad during the vacation. He goes to his father by the plane. The most big problem is starts inside of the plane. While he going to his dad’s house‚ the pilot die because of a heart attack. So Brian drives the plane with a little knowledge
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Most people hear about sudden plane crashes or news about people lost at sea and believe it’s all for attention and money. But‚ whenever reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ your thoughts might change traumatically and think about reality a little bit better than before. In this adventurous book a boy named Brian Roberson gets caught in the middle of a plane crash‚ landing somewhere in the extensive woods of the Canadian forest‚ due to the sudden heart attack of the only pilot on the plane. Brian is
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HATCHET ESSAY Brian Robeson‚ the main character in Gray Paulsen’s novel Hatchet does experience problems after crashing in the Canadian wilderness. However‚ he is able to survive because he learns from his mistakes and he becomes more positive and resilient. When Brian survives the plane crash he initially finds it very difficult to cope in his new environment. His clothes were soaked and muddy‚ he was freezing cold and his anorak had been torn. As he was practically motionless a “swarming
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In Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet‚ Brian Robeson‚ the protagonist‚ was very resourceful. Brian survived the horrific plane crash in the Canadian wilderness after the pilot had a massive heart attack and died. He was forced to survive with nothing but his hatchet‚ a gift his mom had given him. Brian used his hatchet to build a shelter‚ gather food‚ and start a fire. After Brian woke up from his sleep because of the exhausting plane crash‚ he began evaluating ways to build a shelter. As he started to think
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Hatchet Book Review This is a book review about what I thought if the book Hatchet by: Gary Paulsen after reading it as a class. The main theme in the book is survival‚ because Brian Robeson has to learn how to get along with nature‚ and become one with nature‚ which is called symbiosis. Included in survival‚ Brian also had to have courage‚ to go inside the plane and get the survival pack‚ strength to push the raft that he built all the way to the plane. Brian also had
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Mr. Tucket The novel Mr. Tucket written by Gary Paulsen. This Western style book was published in 1969 by Funk & Wagnalls. Mr. Tucket is the first novel in The Tucket Series. It is about a fifteen year old Francis Tucket who strays from his family’s wagon on the Oregon Trail and is captured by the Pawnee and rescued by a one armed mountain man. This novel was set in the desert on the way west on a wagon train. The story is from the point of view of Francis. Francis Alphonse Tucket and Jason Grimes
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Do you think you’re brave and intelligent enough to survive all on your own? No one else…..just you and a hatchet? This is the exact scenario that occurs in the novel Hatchet‚ by Gary Paulsen. After being the survivor of a horrific plane crash‚ the main character‚ Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian Wilderness and depends solely on himself for 54 days! This was a stunning achievement‚ and through it all Brian went through numerous changes that molded him into a strong human being. There are
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in the air by a raging six-hundred pound moose‚ just like Brian did in Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Although moose may seem calm and harmless‚ they can be the worlds deadliest animal. In the book Hatchet‚ by Paulsen‚ Brian gets attacked severely and almost killed by a large moose. Brian gets rammed and stomped by a cow (female moose). The author uses the quote “It was nearly the last act of his life” (Hatchet‚ Paulsen 145). In this quote the author transmits the idea to the reader of just how deadly
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Cabuco 1 Natasha Jean Cabuco March 26‚ 2012 7B Hatchet Response Essay The Effects on Brian’s Life In the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen‚ Brian Robeson is the main character. Brian is a 13-year-old boy who’s been living in the wilderness for more than 54 days. His parents have just recently divorced‚ and this conflict between them has deeply affected Brian. The deadweight of “The Secret‚” which is his mother having an affair with another man‚ is intensely disturbing Brian as he tries
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