content: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen is a story about a 13 year old boy, Brian, who's parents have recently divorced. So, he is fly to meet his father in northern canada, but in flight the pilot has a heartattack and dies. Brian is left to land the plane, by himelf, into a lake where he tries to survive the canadian wilderness.Brian is face with obstacles once land such as shelter, food, and fire. but there are also bears, wovles, and other creatures that hinder brian's survival.after time in the wilderness brian developes new skills for survival and finds a nich in the habitat that he now lives in. he begins to understand every animal that he comes in contact with. he knows every sounds and every smell. his senses mold to his surrounding as life becomes easier to bare.but the belief that rescue is far off or never coming haunts his thoughts, like a wolf on the prowl.