Characters
This is the main character who survives alone in the wilderness.
Brian Robeson
Brian crashes in this kind of place.
The Canadian wilderness / forest
The tool Brian uses to start fire and protect himself.
A hatchet.
Brian learns to depend on himself, showing this theme.
Self-reliance / independence
Brian survives this life-changing event.
A plane crash.
This person gave Brian a hatchet before he boarded the plane.
Brian’s mother
This is where Brian builds his shelter.
Near a lake / by a rock overhang.
Brian learns to make this to catch fish.
A spear.
The book shows how people can change after hard experiences.
Personal growth / transformation.
Brian learns to create this using sparks from the hatchet.
Fire.
Brian often remembers this person, who he sees "kissing a man that wasn’t his dad."
Who is the man in the secret?
Brian flies in this vehicle before the crash.
Brian uses a rock wall as this.
Shelter
Brian's feelings of loneliness and sadness relate to this theme.
Isolation.
Brian gets hurt by this animal while trying to get eggs.
A bird.
This character has no name but is very important at the beginning of the book.
The pilot
Brian finds this natural feature helpful for catching fish and storing food.
A lake.
Brian improves this survival skill after watching animals.
Hunting or fishing
The way Brian respects and observes nature shows this theme.
What is man vs. nature?
This natural disaster causes Brian to find the survival pack.
A tornado.
Brian talks to this person in a dream and gets advice.
His father.
The weather challenge that destroys part of Brian’s shelter.
A tornado.
Brian discovers this surprising item in the plane's survival pack.
A transmitter (or emergency radio)
Brian learns from mistakes and doesn’t give up.
Resilience / perseverance.
At the end of the book, Brian is finally rescued after this event.
The emergency transmitter