Types of Conflict
The plane crash
What is Man vs. Technology?
The animal Brian faces while foraging for food
What is a bear?
The aquatic animal Brian ate for his "First Meat"
What is fish?
Brian's best friend
What is Terry?
Brian failed several times trying to build this creation that produces lots of warmth
What is fire?
The natural disaster
What is Man vs. Nature?
The animal that leads to the painful quill attack
What is a porcupine?
The day Brian successfully create a straight-shooting arrow
What is "First Arrow Day"?
The way Brian thought of himself after forty-seven days
What is the new Brian?
This creation helps Brian catch fish in the lake
What is a fish spear?
Brian and his mom have an argument in the car
What is Man vs. Man?
The animal that squirts awful liquid at Brian
What is a skunk?
The land animal Brian eats for his "First Real Meat"
What is foolbird?
The words Brian cannot stop thinking about everywhere he goes in the book
What is divorce and secret?
The thing Brian creates under a ridge to stay warm and safe
What is a shelter?
Brian's Mom's "Secret"
What is Man vs. Society?
The animal that Brian smiles too
What is a wolf?
The animal Brian catches in chapter sixteen using similar methods he uses when catching foolbirds
What is "First Rabbit Day"?
Brian's mom's "friend"
What is the man with short blond hair?
Brian creates these two things that help him hunt for larger animals such as rabbits
What is a bow and arrow?
Brian thinks he can't survive in the wilderness
What is Man vs. Self?
The animal that severely injures Brian badly
What is a moose?
Brian's "First" food in the book hatchet
What is "Gut Cherries"?
The place Brian was going too at the beginning of the story
What is his father's house in Canada?
Brian creates this to get across the lake so he can reach the survival pack in the plane
What is a raft?