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sulaiman86
sulaiman86

In the book, Hatchet, what was Brian's next idea to try to catch the fish?

because he wasnt successful the first time

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Posted by sulaiman86 on Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 1:09 PM and tagged with brian, hatchet.

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  1. akannan Teacher
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    Brian struggles for food sources.  He realizes that catching fish in the L Shaped Lake could help him with this.  His original attempt was to make a spear and use it to catch the fish.  This was a good idea, but failed because of the refraction of life and the fact that its single tip proved to allow fish to escape.  In order for Brian to be more successful, he aimed his speak taking the bending of light into account and then also created a double tipped spear.  This allowed him to be more precise with his aim and catch more fish for a plentiful food source.  This instance proves that Brian learned the element of persistence and mental toughness in that there is little fear of failure.  He understands that there is little other choice than to fight through these setbacks and focus on what he needs in order to survive.

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    Posted by akannan on Wednesday October 28, 2009 at 2:47 PM