Plot I
Brian crashes the plane into one of these.
What is a lake?
This is a struggle or dilemma that occurs within a character's heart or mind
This kills the pilot mid-flight
What is a heart attack?
Brian discovers this in the raspberry patch.
What is a bear?
These represent the threshold between the wilderness and civilization (Hint: there are three of them)
What are airplanes?
The moose attack is an example of this kind of conflict
What is external (character vs. nature)?
This causes Brian to lose hope in the possibility of ever being found
What is a plane flying past?
This is the first thing that Brian eats other than berries
What are turtle eggs?
This represents Brian's acceptance of his situation as well as his transition into a version of himself that he needs to become for his survival
What is the wolf?
This is an interruption from the main narrative that tells about a past event.
What is a flashback?
The night that the porcupine enters his shelter, Brian dreams of these two people telling him how to build a fire.
Who are Terry and Brian's father?
This prompts Brian to build a more secure shelter.
What is a skunk that eats all the turtle eggs?
These two items represent Brian's past self, and the convenience that he once longed for.
This is a story's message that can be applied to real life
This causes the plane to become visible in the lake.
What is a tornado?
This is the occupation of the man who finally found Brian after fifty-four days in the wilderness.
What is a fur buyer?
This is a symbol for the Brian knowledge needs in order to survive.
This is a character who undergoes a major change over the course of the story.
What is a dynamic character
This is the true species of the "fool birds"
What is the ruffed grouse?