Hatchet Summary
A plane crashes into a lake. The only survivor is a 15 year old city boy. He is trapped in the middle of a forest thousands of miles away from any sort of civilization. He has no survival skill whatsoever, and has nothing but a hatchet. He has no food, no shelter, or any plan to escape the forest.
When all was lost, the boy solves each one of his problems with what he has. First of all, he gets water from the lake in which the plane crashed into. He feeds off raspberry bushes. He also uses a spear and bow & arrow to catch rabbits. He finds turtle eggs buried in sand. He starts a fire by hitting his hatchet against a flint stone which creates sparks. He uses fire to keep away bugs and predators, and to cook food. He also uses his hatchet to cut down wood. He uses this wood to build a small shelter, and to fuel a fire. After two months, the boy had been thinking and thinking of an escape plan. Then it suddenly occurred to him that in every plane there is some sort of communicator. So he decided to search the cockpit of the plane which he had not searched before. With no surprise, he found a survival pack in the plane. Fortunately, in the pack is an emergency transmitter. He uses it to send an emergency signal to any plane. Luckily a nearby plane receives the signal. The plane lands in a nearby lake, and picks up the boy. The boy was finally safe. He no longer had to endure the hard wilderness.
When all was lost, the boy solves each one of his problems with what he has. First of all, he gets water from the lake in which the plane crashed into. He feeds off raspberry bushes. He also uses a spear and bow & arrow to catch rabbits. He finds turtle eggs buried in sand. He starts a fire by hitting his hatchet against a flint stone which creates sparks. He uses fire to keep away bugs and predators, and to cook food. He also uses his hatchet to cut down wood. He uses this wood to build a small shelter, and to fuel a fire. After two months, the boy had been thinking and thinking of an escape plan. Then it suddenly occurred to him that in every plane there is some sort of communicator. So he decided to search the cockpit of the plane which he had not searched before. With no surprise, he found a survival pack in the plane. Fortunately, in the pack is an emergency transmitter. He uses it to send an emergency signal to any plane. Luckily a nearby plane receives the signal. The plane lands in a nearby lake, and picks up the boy. The boy was finally safe. He no longer had to endure the hard wilderness.
This experience had a lasting impact on the boy. First of all, he learned to be thankful for what he has in the city. Secondly, he learned to be resilient during times of despair. Lastly, he had an adventure which he will never forget.
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