Hatchet Chapters 1 - 7

CHAPTERS 1-3: The Plane Crash

Brian Robeson reflects on his parents’ divorce as he flies to northern Alaska to spend the summer with his father; but when the pilot of the small plane dies of a stroke, Brian is forced to save his own life by crash-landing the plane in a lake.

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CHAPTERS 4-7: Finding Shelter and Food

After dragging himself ashore, Brian observes his surroundings and his resources. He finds shelter under a rocky bluff and then unwisely gorges himself on pineapples, which he learns to share with a skunk.

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How does Brian feel about his mother as she drives him to the plane that will take him to Canada?

• He is disappointed in her even though she gave him a hatchet which he loves. Phrases like "Try it on. See how it looks on your belt," and "Scootch around so I can see," shows that his mother is thrilled that her son values the hatchet.

• He is angry with her but he also loves her. Phrases like “A long drive in silence,” “the white hot hate of his anger,” and “he felt bad for not speaking to her” show his mixed feelings toward his mother

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What experience has Brian had that helps him understand what is happening to the pilot? Why do you think the author tells the readers that Brian has had this experience?

• He once saw a woman have a heart attack although he doesn't recall the symptoms of what lead up to her dying.; which confuses the reader about what is going to happen to the pilot.

• He once saw a child have a heart attack in a movie which informs the reader that Brian knows what is about to happen to the pilot.

• He once had a neighbor nearly die from a heart attack but fortunately she survived; leading the reader to understand Brian's thoughts about the pilot.

• He once saw a man have a heart attack; the author tells us this so we will know that Brian’s thoughts about the heart attack are probably correct.

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Read these words and phrases from the beginning of Chapter 2:

“could not understand,” “could do nothing,” “hands and arms were lead.

What feelings and emotions does this convey to the reader?

• Brian is panicked and helpless.

• Brian is sad and unlucky.

• Brian is angry and defeated.

• Brian is nervous and confused.

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Brian faces two choices to land the plane. He can wait for the plane to run out of fuel and fall, or he can push the throttle in and try to land it. How does he assess those choices, and which choice does he make?

• Even though he knows there is no way he can land the plane and will probably die like the pilot, he decides to land in a cluster of soft pine trees. He figures that he has a better chance to land the plane on land because he fears drowning in the lake. He eventually lands in the lake and surprisingly, survives.

• Even though he knows the plane is probably flying further and further off-course every minute, he cannot bring himself to make the plane go down. He is afraid of what will happen and wants to hold on to his relative safety in the still-flying plane. He eventually finds an L-shaped lake and lands the plane.

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Brian has been taking an inventory of his assets, which amount to little more than his clothes and his hatchet. But now he remembers what his English teacher, ___________ used to say to the class: the asset that is the most valuable of all is you.

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Why does Brian remind himself of his name, age, and situation? What other facts does he try to provide?

• He is trying to make sense of his situation and get a grip on reality. He is also trying to describe the events that led to his situation, to determine what is going to happen, and to figure out when he will be found.

• He is trying to remember his identity because he suffered partial memory loss due to a head injury which occurred during the crash landing. He is trying to to determine what is going to happen, and to figure out when he will be found.

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At first Brian tells himself that he will be rescued very soon. He knows that pilots “file flight plans” and that when planes go down, they are usually found within a day or two.

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Later Brain remembers that when the pilot had his heart attack, “his right foot jerked down on the rudder pedal” and the plane “jerked to the side” which must have turned the plane off course, and that Brian had then flown the plane “hour after hour on the new course.” He acknowledges that in these circumstances, “they might not find him for a long time,” and then he thinks “they might not ever find him.”

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