In the novel Nightjohn by Gary Paulsen‚ chapter 4‚ Sarny recalls a memory of three slaves who were all made examples of by either running away‚ sneaking off plantation‚ or getting caught too close to the white house. In the first case‚ Sarny recalls a girl named Alice. She tried to run away when she was on the plantation but she was caught. In return the dogs caught her trying to run away and she was whipped until her skin was bleeding and rippled. Clel Waller decided that instead of killing her
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The passages Brian’s Winter By Gary Paulsen and Call of the Wild By Jack London are stories about two characters that are trying to survive in the wilderness. They both come across something an obstacle that they both have to face on there own. First off‚ in the passage Brian’s Winter‚ Brian is sleeping in camp as he wakes up to the rear end of a very large bear. He finds out that what he had done was a terrible mistake. In source a it states “Brian pulled back a foot. “Hey get out of there” he
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The low comedy in Harris & Me is more humorous because of the physical mishaps‚ pain‚ and slapstick comedy create more humor than the higher comedy‚ such as the witty language‚ do. Harris & Me was written by Gary Paulsen‚ and he creates more humor with the low comedy than he creates with the high comedy. The high comedy‚ such as the subtlety of the line‚ “Purely from an artistic viewpoint‚ of course…” creates less humor than the low comedy does. First‚ in Harris & Me‚ there are a lot of physical
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In the Civil War‚ over one million casualties occur. In the book Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen‚ Charley Goddard volunteers to serve in the Civil War. When he first enlists‚ he is fifteen and just a boy. By the time the war ends and he returns home‚ he becomes a man with a “soldier’s heart” meaning he is changed mentally because of the things he sees in the war. Over the course of the war‚ Charley has experiences that change him into a man. When Charley hears about a “shooting war‚” he gets caught
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Surviving in the winter is hard‚but you can see how hard from the stories. “Brian’s winter by Gary Paulsen” and “Call of the wild” by Jack London where characters have to survive in harsh winter conditions. In the story Brian’s Winter‚Brian is very brave.In the text it states “Brian pulled back his foot.: Hey--get out of there.” Keep in mind that he’s kicking a bear‚a FULL grown bear.Even though this is a stupid move on Brian’s part‚you have to be pretty brave to kick a bear.Also‚after the bear
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Hatchet Author: Gary Paulsen Gary Paulsen is an American writer‚ who writes many young adult coming of age stories about the wilderness. He is the author of more than 200 books (many of which are out of print)‚ 200 magazine articles and short stories‚ and several plays‚ all primarily for young adults and teens. He was born on May 17 in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota in 1939. He has also written sequels to Hatchet‚ these books form Brian’s Saga which consists of: Hatchet (1987) The River (Hatchet: The
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Book Report Date: Oct 2011 Name of the book: HATCHET Author : : Gary Paulsen Publishers : Simon Pulse Summary This book is talking about an adventure of a boy called Brian Robeson. He is thirteen-year-old. He is on his way to visit his father‚ a mechanical engineer in the oil fields of Canada. He fly to Canada with a single engine Cessna 406 bush plane. On their way to the airport‚ his mother gives him a hatchet. At first‚ he doesn’t want to wear it‚ but his mother is
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Essay- Soldier’s Heart There are many ways in the book “Soldier’s Heart” by Gary Paulsen‚ how Charly will change this War against the North and the South. Soldier’s heart is when a man goes into the war and they come back home thinking they have to act the same and do the same things/ actions they did in the war. In the “Soldier’s Heart” book it talks about how Charly moves from a young boy looking for adventure to a young man with a “soldier’s heart.” Like when he enters into the war‚ and what
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Hatchet Reader Response 1. Paulsen‚ Gary. Hatchet. New York: Puffin Books‚ 1987. Character: Brian Robeson 2. Thirteen year old Brian Robeson is traveling on a small aircraft traveling to Canada when the pilot has a sudden heart attack leaving Brian in control of the plane. Brian brings the air plane to a crashing landing where he miraculously survives while the pilot has perished. Brian is faced with countless problems involving human survival‚ extreme isolation‚ and a dangerous environment
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Novel: Hatchet Author: Gary Paulsen Lexile Level: 1020 Many have encouraged me to read Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet‚ finally I decided to give it a try. I’m not a huge fan of reading‚ however I was told that I would thoroughly enjoy every page of what was described as an "edge of my seat" read. I love a good book that puts you on edge and makes one feel like he or she absolutely must know the events on the next page. Therefore‚ how could I turn down a persuasion like that? I had to get a hold of this
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