Chloe TS #3 (child)

For our third tutoring session, PJ and I finished up Hatchet. In the novel, Brian finally retrieves the survival pack from the plane. It has many useful things in it, such as a sleeping bag, freeze dried meals, matches, and a first-aid kit. There’s even a survivor rifle. Brian has mixed feelings about the pack- he’s very happy about the food and sleeping bag but reluctant to use the rifle and other tools. PJ was a bit confused by this so we talked about why Brian felt that way- Without the survival pack, Brian had developed so many skills. He learned how to live in the wilderness without modern tools. Even though his ordeal was very difficult, he feels proud and good about these skills, and connected to the wilderness. The story may have been very different if he had found the survival kit earlier. At the very end of the book, the author referenced “the secret” once again. PJ still wasn’t sure what this meant, so we talked about it to make sure he understood. The secret was related to his mother and another man, so the author was implying that she had an affair. Brian knew about it but did not tell his father. From our discussion, it seemed that PJ had good comprehension of the novel overall!