In class, we have been reading a book called Hatchet. We had to write a reading response about what we think the author's message is. This is my draft so it may have some mistakes in it.
The book Hatchet is a fictional survival story about a 12-year-old boy called Brian. He was going to see his dad in a little plane when the pilot has a heart attack. Then the plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. Brain has to survive by himself until someone comes to save him.
I think that Gary Paulsen ( the author ) is trying to tell us the readers that even if your in a bad situation you should always find the good in it and not make things harder by having a bad attitude. The reason I think this is because in the book Brian is in one of the worst situations anyone could ever be in. But he is still getting on with his life he is not making a big fuss and sitting in a corner crying. At the start of the story just after the crash, he is hurt and in so much pain but he still made a shelter and found food.
Another thing I think Gary is trying to tell us is that you can't just rely on your family your whole life you have to learn how to be independent. Altho it is good to have some seport you have to do some things on your own. In the story, Brian had no one to help him. He had to get his own food, he had to build his own shelter and he also had to make his own fire. The only thing he had was a Hatchet his mother gave him, a little Cave where he had made a shelter and a lake to help him.
To finish up Hatchet is mostly about Brian and all of the many challenges he went throw. I also think that Gary is trying to tell us that no matter the situation you can always find the good in it and crying or feeling bad for yourself is not going to help.
