Brian remembered that the plane contained a survival pack. It was very difficult to get to, and it took a long time. He almost lost his hatchet while trying to cut a hole in the plane, but he was able to retrieve it. When he finally got back on dry land, he found that the pack contained food, knife, rifle, and C. B. radio. He tried to use the radio, but he did not think it was working. He found out that he was wrong when a rescue plane showed up, it was working! Character Description: Brian Robeson is a typical 13 year old boy trying to cope with his parents divorce. He is not happy about his mothers new boyfriend, and he is very excited about going to visit his father. He wears the typical tennis shoes, jeans, and T-shirt with a windbreaker. He is not an outdoorsman, but he has watched a lot of TV and always paid attention to how they survived difficult situations. He is scared of flying, and tells the pilot this. As his situation changes and he is faced with life or death in a survival situation, he chooses to be brave and strong and survive. Review: I liked Hatchet because it is about teenage adventure. When I was reading I was trying to imagine what I would do if I were Brian. I think that he was very tough. He was always thinking about what to do to survive. The thing that I did not like about the book was that everything that he did seemed to take so long! It seemed to take a few days to start a fire or to catch a fish. I did not like the ending, it was unrealistic to have a tornado go through and all of a sudden, the tail of the plane is sticking out of the w...
