THE SECRET
This is what Brian saw his mother doing with another man in a car, which he refers to as "The Secret"
What is kissing/having an affair?
Brian creates this by striking his hatchet against a rock to make sparks.
What is fire?
This is where the pilot of the plane dies from a heart attack.
What is in the cockpit/while flying?
Brian calls this animal "The First Meat" after learning to hunt them
What is a foolbird?
Brian was riding this with his friend Terry when he witnessed his mother's secret.
What is a bike?
This is the first type of food Brian finds in the woods, which he calls "gut cherries".
What are berries?
This is the location where Brian decides to land the plane.
What is an "L"-shaped lake?
This natural disaster destroys Brian's shelter and causes him to start over, but also reveals the plane wreckage.
What is a tornado?
This is the hair color of the man Brian saw with his mother at the mall.
What is blonde?
This is the type of animal that attacks Brian in his shelter, resulting in him discovering how to make fire.
What is a porcupine?
This prior experience helps Brian fly the plane after the pilot passes away.
What is the pilot letting him take the controls for a few minutes?
This animal attacks Brian at the lake and forces him to rebuild his shelter
What is a moose?
Brian feels both lucky and unlucky after the crash because he is alive, but he is forced to handle this alone.
What is the secret/his parents' divorce?
Brian keeps the secret about his mother's affair even after his rescue because he realizes this, which has changed him
What is his new perspective on life/the irrelevance of the secret?
The pilot's foot makes the plane turn in this direction when he has his heart attack.
What is off-course?
Brian feels his "new friend and guard" is this
What is the fire?