| The main charater in the book is a boy named Brian Robeson. His parents are divorced and because of this he was forced to visit them one at a time. Brian has to go and fly out to the Canadian oil fields to see his father. On his way there the pilot of the plane had a heart attack. Brian, who had no idea how to fly a plane was forced to land the plane. Then he realized that the plane was almost out of fuel. He crashes at the edge of a small lake. Brian injured and in the wilderness, he creates a shelter out of a hollowed out boulder and manages to create fire by using his hatchet and a flint stone.
He is left alone in the wilderness with no food. Luckly he finds animals that he meticulosly killed. He also went fishing. Yet, even with this food, will it last him? | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Exploring into the wild Yes Plotlets: - surviving elements in wilderness Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - a teen Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - a teen Profession/status: How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Forest? Yes Air? Yes Air: - passenger plane Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death Amount of dialog - little dialog |
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