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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Literary Analysis Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

Plot Elements (The Freytag Pyramid Exposition- Brian Roberson leaves New York and flies to visit his father.

Rising Action: The Freytag Pyramid The pilot has a heart attack, and Brian lands the plane. Brian finds berries and builds a shelter. Brian in attacked by a porcupine.

Climax The Freytag Pyramid Brian tries to commit suicide, fails, and realizes he is strong.

Falling Action – The Freytag Pyramid - Brian survives a moose attack, Brian survives a tornado - Brian retrieves the survival bag

The Freytag Pyramid Resolution - Brian is rescued

The sky and the wilderness Setting The sky and the wilderness

Theme – (underlying meaning or the central message) Survival Physical survival in the wilderness Mental/emotional in the aftermath of divorce Challenge (sub-theme of survival and divorce)

Point of View Third person, but everything is seen through Brian’s eyes

Characterization Direct – the author describes a character Indirect –the author reveals a character through speech and action Static – A character who does not change throughout the story Dynamic – A character who changes throughout the story IS BRIAN A STATIC OR DYNAMIC CHARACTER?

Conflict You must also be able to identify the specific types of conflict that we discussed in the student packet you completed on Hatchet (passages A – H).