What does Brian look like in hatchet?
He starts out as a pretty average thirteen-year-old kid—well-fed and not particularly used to hard work. After a few months on the lake, though, Brian’s body has toughened up considerably, and he’s become lean and rangy, with tanned skin and calloused hands.
What’s the secret in hatchet?
Brian is haunted by what he calls the Secret. He remembers it in dreams mostly, but it comes to him when he’s awake as well. We find out that the Secret is the fact that his mother is having an affair–Brian saw her with another man in a station wagon while he was riding bikes with Terry.
How does Brian feel when he eats the first egg?
When he sees the eggs, Brian realizes how hungry he is. There are seventeen of them, but he’s not sure how to go about eating them. He has nothing to cook them in, and the idea of eating them raw grosses him out. Somehow eating the eggs makes him even more aware of his hunger.
Where does Brian put his signal fire?
Where does Brian plan to put his signal fire, and why does he choose that place? He puts it at the top of the stone ridge because it is flat and clear.
Why was Brian so angry with his mother?
Brian’s mother’s gift was a hatchet. When he accepted the gift, he was angry at his mother, but felt guilty for not speaking to her, so he tried to sound grateful and to hide how ridiculous he felt putting the hatchet on his belt.
Who is Brian in hatchet?
Jim/Jake
What things did Brian do to try to make fire?
In Chapter 9, Brian takes patches of birchbark peelings and shaves them to make birchbark fluff. He then takes the fluff and forms it into a nest with a depression in the middle. Brian uses his hatchet to create sparks which land in the nest, and he blows on the embers to create fire.
Why does Brian have a hard time leaving his fire?
Why does Brian have a hard time leaving his fire? The fire keeps mosquitoes and flies away. What wonderful discovery does Brian make about the fire? He is trying to understand the wild, and realizes that he knows very little about the wild because he grew up in the city.
How many eggs did Brian eat in hatchet?
six eggs
Did Brian ever tell his dad the secret?
Although he repeatedly intends to, Brian never actually tells his father about “The Secret.”
Who gave Brian the hatchet?
Jonathan Beutlich
How does Brian finally make his fire?
He tries to use the twenty dollar bill as kindling, starter fuel for fire, but it does not work. After that, he uses birch bark. This almost works, but Brian realizes that he needs to increase the oxygen on the fire by blowing on the sparks. This works and Brian finally has his fire.