HATCHET

CHAPTERS 9-19
Ximena
Mariana
Paula
 Brian experiments
with different types of
fuel for the sparks to

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ignite. He tries wood,
grass, and paper
money. Finally, he
9 settles on the finely
cut bark of a tree. It
takes a long time for
Brian to get the fire
going. Finally, he does.
 Brian discovers the fire keeps animals
out of his shelter and keeps the
mosquitoes away. For this reason, he
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must keep it going twenty-four hours a
day. Brian collects a large amount of
firewood to keep handy. However, the
first night the fire nearly goes out as
Brian is sleeping.

One night, Brian hears a noise outside his

shelter. The next morning he discovers
that a turtle has laid eggs in the ground
near his shelter. Brian digs them up and
eats half of them before deciding to save
the rest for later.

 CHAPTER 11
Brian becomes aware that he has
begun to change. His body has
slimmed down, and he now hears
things where before he would
not have. His survival instincts
have gotten stronger. Brian is
determined to survive and to
survive he has to find another
source of food. While standing in
the lake, Brian sees all the fish
and decides that if he had a
spear, he might be able to catch
some.
 CHAPTER 12
The spear Brian has made to
catch fish does not work. Brian
decides he needs a bow and
arrow. As Brian gathers wood
to make the bow and arrow, he
hears an engine overhead.
Brian rushes back to his shelter
where he has previously
prepared a signal fire on the
ledge above. However, by the
time he reaches the signal fire,
the plane is already gone.
CHAPTER 13
Brian has finally been able
to catch fish, so many fish
that he is growing tired of it.
For this reason, he has begun
trying to kill the birds he
calls, which he calls fool
birds. The bow and arrow
work well together, though
his first attempt nearly
blinded him when the string
was too tight and caused the
bow to shatter. However, he
now has it working well.
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One morning, a skunk comes to Brian’s shelter

and steals his turtle eggs. Brian tries to stop it,
and the skunk sprays him. Brian realizes after
this experience that he must make a stronger
door for his shelter to protect himself and find a
better way to store his food
 Brian has begun to
lose track of time,
but he remembers
things based on
events, such as the
first time he

CHAPTER 15 caught a foolbird.

It was difficult to
kill the first fool
bird and tricky to
cook it, but Brian
figured it out and
was able to do it
many times.
 One day while hunting,
Brian is attacked by a
moose. The moose chases
Brian into the lake and
smashes him down into the
mud. When Brian tries to
move away, the moose

CHAPTER 16 comes back and attacks

him again, injuring his
ribs. Brian stays still until
the moose leaves, then
makes his way carefully
back to his shelter. That
night, while resting, Brian
hears a loud noise. Brian
realizes it is a tornado.
 CHAPTER 17
Brian spends the day assessing the damages and
restarting his fire. The next day, Brian is happy
to see that his fish pen is still functioning. He
spears several fish for breakfast. Brian then
begins to build a raft that he can use to go to the
plane and try to find the survival bag the pilot
pointed out to him in the early moments of the
flight. Brian has trouble making a raft that will
stay together in the water, but he finally figures
it out. However, by the time he is done, it is too
late to go out to the plane. The next morning,
Brian pushes the raft out to the plane, but he
cannot find a way inside.
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r e k t o f
s t b l e , h e
i o u n a e d h e
b o r s u r a t f t
l a u t i u s t r t o
t h e s b f r p a h e
e s m e e l y e d a t t
a k t i l e t p o s t h d e r
n m o r e m p e x n d u n
r i a o m . C o t h e o f i i l y t o
B t w t i n s t d t e a s n s
n e g e a i n i s e y e g i h i s
pla ay to ist ag surpr es wa , he b ut in h e
w i s f i s g i v h e t , b s t
s h n d n g t c a n e r o p
a m f t a e r i h a p l d d
s l c r a c o v h i s t h e a n
ai r u m i n g o f e s s e r .
i n a k a i l r e l a t
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a l l o w t h e s t h
s b u g h c o m n t o
hi thro e b e
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c k n t h t d o
h a m e h e
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 The riches of the
survival pack make it
clear that Brian’s
extensive efforts to
retrieve it were well
worthwhile, highlighting
the relationship between
a methodical approach
to challenges and the

CHAPTER 19 rewards that can result.

Furthermore, Brian’s
choice to think of the
supplies as “presents”
shows again how
effectively he has
harnessed his use of
words to frame his
circumstances in the
most positive way
possible.