Plot Events
This is the reason Brian's plane crashes.
What is the pilot's heart attack?
Brian is always thinking about this person, especially in the beginning of the book.
Who is his mom?
The crash happens in this location.
What is Canadian Wilderness?
This is the first thing Brian does when he realizes he’s stuck in the wild.
What is building a shelter?
Brian learns this when he realizes he can survive on his own.
What is independence?
Brian uses this tool to make fire for the first time.
What is the hatchet?
This character trait helps Brian survive the wild after the crash.
What is determination?
Brian’s shelter was built near here.
What is a lake?
Brian learns he has to do this to keep warm and survive the cold nights.
What is making a fire?
Brian thinks about how his parents divorce affected him.
What is dealing with personal problems?
Brian learns a way to catch fish.
What is making a spear?
After the crash, Brian shows this trait when he stays calm and figures out what to do next.
What is problem-solving?
Brian crashes in this area, which makes it harder to find food.
What is a big forest?
Brian used this to cut wood for the shelter.
What is a hatchet?
Brian learns that no matter how hard things get, he has to keep going.
What is survival?
Brian finds this dangerous animal while he's in the wild.
What is a moose?
Brian feels this way because of his problems and struggles.
What is loneliness?
This is what Brian is most scared of at first.
What are wild animals, like bears or wolves?
This is something Brian makes to keep mosquitos away while he sleeps.
What is a fire?
The story shows that Brian learns to appreciate this by the end of the book.
What is nature?
After a long struggle, Brian finally escapes the wilderness after this happens.
What is the rescue plane finding him?
By the end of the story, Brian feels like this has changed about him.
What is self-confidence?
Where Brian crashed is so far away that the chance of someone finding him is super low.
What is being in the middle of nowhere?
Brian uses this to protect himself from wild animals and to survive.
What is the hatchet?
Its all about Brian growing emotionally and learning to be stronger.
What is inner strength?