Sasquatch by Roland Smith Summary By Emily Carroll and William Tran

Analysis The book Sasquatch is about a boy named Dylan’s dad going to Mount Saint Helens for a camping trip. Only after a few months does Dylan learn that his dad saw what he believed to be Bigfoot, or the sasquatch. Later on, Dylan’s dad goes back out into Mount Saint Helens to search for the cryptid with some of his friends for the B.F. I. Dylan is supposed to stay at his friends house while the dad is gone, but instead sneaks out to the mountain with his dad’s friend Buck.

Analysis (cont.) Once at the mountain, which is always having earthquakes, Buck and Dylan find what looks like Bigfoot’s footprints. Over the radio, Dylan hears his dad and his partners talking about finding Bigfoot near a ravine, then killing it. Later in the night, Dylan spots bigfoot, but is almost too late when one of the men shows up with a rifle, ready to kill the sasquatch. Dylan stops the man and manages to get out alive with his dad, taking Buck’s staff with him.

Mood The mood of this book is some wonder and suspense. One example from the text is when Dylan’s dad comes home from his first camping trip in the mountain covered in scratches and won’t tell Dylan what happened. Another example is when Mount Saint Helens starts to spew lots of ash and shake violently, and Dylan has to save his dad and himself. This shows how the mood has some wonder and suspense in it.

Theme The theme of Sasquatch is to never give up on your family and always help out. One example from the text is when Dylan openly wants to go and help his dad with his hiking trip. Another example is when Dylan and his dad are stuck on the mountain and Dylan needs to help his dad no matter what happens to himself. This shows that the theme is to never give up.