He throws his
hatchet across the shelter and an acute pain spreads through his entire leg
. A porcupine has attacked him with hundreds of painful quills. After pulling all the quills out one by one, Brian cries in misery and loses his will to survive.
What happened in Brian’s dream in chapter 8?
In the dream, his father is trying to tell him something—he’s making gestures with his hand as if he’s scratching something, trying to say something to Brian, but unable to make a sound. Then
Brian dreams that his friend Terry is starting a fire in a barbecue pit at the park
.
What happens when Brian throws his hatchet at the creature?
He has one of his lowest lows—getting stung by a porcupine in the middle of the night and getting quills in his calf. He threw his hatchet, a small ax, at
it to get it to go away
, but the hatchet missed and hit the stone, creating sparks. While feeling sorry for himself, he realizes that self-pity will get him nowhere.
How many quills from the porcupine did Brian have in his leg?
They were stiff and very sharp on the ends that stuck out, and he knew then what the attacker had been. A porcupine had stumbled into his shelter and when he had kicked it the thing had slapped him with its tail of quills. into his leg, but there were only
eight
, pinning the cloth against his skin.
Why was it hard for Brian to fight off the porcupine?
Why was it hard for Brian to fight off the porcupine? It was hard for Brian to fight off the porcupine
because it was so dark that he couldn’t see the porcupine to go after it but he could on hear it
. What is the most important rule of survival? Never feel sorry for yourself.
Why did Brian take 4 baths a day?
Brian is sprayed by a skunk and must take four baths a day
to get rid of the smell
. Brian is alone in the wilderness and must learn how to take care of himself. Brian is angry with his mother over the secret and his mother tells her boyfriend to go away.
What is the secret in Hatchet?
Brian is haunted by what he calls the Secret. He remembers it in dreams mostly, but it comes to him when he’s awake as well. We find out that the Secret is the fact
that his mother is having an affair–Brian saw her with another man in a station wagon while he was riding bikes with Terry.
What did Brian call the berries that made him sick?
Finally, he goes back to the shelter and eats a few of the berries (he calls them “
gut cherries
” now, because of how they affected his stomach).
How has Brian learned so much Turtles?
According to the text, Brian learned about turtles from a television program. In the story, his curiosity is piqued when he realizes that
there are clawed marks on the sand going towards the lake
and back towards a pile of sand further inland.
When Brian wakes up what leads him to realize what Terry was trying to tell him?
When Brian wakes up, he sees his hatchet and takes it outside. While Brian is standing outside, sunrays bounce off of the hatchet and he realizes that his father and Terry were trying to tell him
to use the hatchet to make fire
.
What did Brian realize when he saw the mouse Brian’s Winter?
He thought he might be dreaming and shook his head but it didn’t go away and he realized in the same moment that
he was looking at the rear end of a bear
. … The bear did not see it as Brian’s camp or territory.
How did Brian change mentally?
Brian changes
dramatically over the course of Hatchet
. These changes are mostly tied to his emotional growth. … He learns that hopelessness and panic are useless, even dangerous, emotions. Brian learns to carefully observe his environment and identify dangers.
What effect did eating so many berries have upon Brian?
What effect did eating so many berries have upon Brian.
He got sick and threw up and had diarrhea
. When Brain saw the Bear he remained still which did not distract the bear from eating his berries. The bear wanted food not Brian so by staying still the bear did not notice him all that much.
What sight caused Brian to do nothing think nothing in your opinion why wasn’t Brian harmed?
What sight caused Brian to “do nothing, think nothing”?
He left the bear alone
. Why wasn’t Brian harmed from the bear? When the porcupine stuck him with needles, he felt that it was all too much for him to handle.
What does Brian Learn about feeling sorry for yourself?
The pilot died in flight and the plane crashes in the lake. Brian has every right to feel sorry for himself, but he realizes that
self-pity won’t feed him, keep him warm
, or get him out of the situation he is in. He tries to stay focused on what needs to be done and he problem solves by thinking things through.
Why is Brian able to feel full after eating only a turtle egg and some raspberries?
Why is brian able to feel full after only eating a turtle egg and some raspberries?
His stomach has shrunk while he has been stranded and does not need to have a lot of food
. Brian says it has been 47 days since the plane crash and 42 days since he died and was born as the new brian.
