What did Brian find after the tornado?

The day after the tornado, Brian discovers that the chaotic storm has riled up the water in the lake, and the tail of the plane had emerged from the lake, reminding Brian of the dead pilot and compelling him to say a few words for him.

What does Brian see right after the tornado?

The tornado had scattered the pieces of his shelter but they remained the area. Looking out over the lake, Brian spots the tail of the Cessna plane sticking out of the water. He thinks of the pilot, dead in the plane, and a huge weighty sadness sweeps over him.

What did Brian do after the tornado?

In Chapter 17 of Hatchet, Brian works on repairing the damage caused by the tornado. He builds his fire, creates a fish spear, and works on his shelter. When Brian rests at night, he remembers that there is a survival pack in the airplane. If he retrieved it, imagine the supplies it might have!

What did Brian's campsite look after the tornado?

What did Brian's campsite look like after the tornado? His camp looked like mush. Logs from his shelter are nearby and a section is section is still intact.

What did Brian find the morning after the storm in hatchet?

When he wakes up the next morning, Brian's ribs are still hurting. He goes to the lake to get a drink of water, and he sees something bright sticking out of the middle of the lake. No, it's not Excalibur. At first he can't figure out what it is, but then he realizes that it's the tail of the plane.

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What was Brian's secret hatchet?

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. The Secret happens well before Brian's parents' divorce, and Brian's father never finds out, but Brian knows it's the cause.

What is Brian's realization after getting stung in Chapter 8 of hatchet?

He's understandably down in the dumps about being stranded and now stung by a porcupine, but then ''he learned the most important rule of survival, which was that feeling sorry for yourself didn't work. '' It won't get the quills out of his leg and won't make fire, so Brian decides to stop it entirely and get to work.

Does Brian think he can rebuild after the tornado?

Brian thinks he can rebuild after the tornado. Q. Brian feels sorrowful when he thinks of the pilot.

What wouldn t leave Brian alone after the storm?

Brian was cold and wet. The mosquitoes wouldn't leave Brian alone. Brian was afraid.

Why did Brian feel like he was back to square one after the tornado?

Why did Brian feel like he was back to square one, after the tornado? He was injured, he had no fire, food, weapons, or shelter. After the tornado, what unnatural object was sticking out of the water in the lake? The tail of the airplane was sticking out of the lake.

What happened to the guy in the Chevy tornado?

The teen driver who was caught on camera driving his truck through a Texas tornado is now the owner of a brand new Chevy pickup. Riley Leon, 16, was driving back to his home in Elgin from a job interview when he found himself caught up in the storm.

Does Brian ever get rescued?

Answer and Explanation: Brian eventually gets rescued after he finds the airplane survival bag in Hatchet. In the bag, he finds a radio transmitter and flips the switch several times.

Why was Brian rescued?

Brian's persistence is ultimately why he is rescued; had he not obtained the survival pack from the plane, he would not have been able to switch on the emergency transmitter that alerted a passing plane that he needed to be rescued.

What was Brian trying to do after the crash?

The narrator tells us that Brian tried to kill himself after the rescue plane left.

Does Brian finally tell his dad the secret?

Although he repeatedly intends to, Brian never actually tells his father about "The Secret."

How long was Brian in the woods?

Brian was placed in a survival situation when he was stranded alone in the Canadian Wilderness for 54 days after a plane crash.

What is the secret that Brian has been keeping?

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Brian is so troubled by his parents' divorce that as he comes back to consciousness after crashing the plane, he thinks about the Secret. Brian has been holding this secret inside. He believes it's the reason that his parents divorced.

What did Brian do to survive?

In the book Hatchet, Brian survives first by crash landing the plane after his pilot dies.

What caused Brian to cry until he was all cried out?

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. When he can cry no more, it dawns on him that crying and self-pity accomplish nothing.

Why couldn t Brian sleep after the storm?

Why could Brian not sleep after the storm? Brian was cold and wet.

Does Brian get rescued in Brian's Winter?

He recovers, among other things, an emergency transmitter. Within hours, a pilot receives the beacon and rescues him. The book ends with a note that Brian, who learned wilderness survival through trial and error, probably would not have survived the upcoming harsh winter on his own.

How did Brian's return end?

As Brian figures out how to defend himself, and whether he is going to have to kill in order to survive, he draws his bow and stares down the bear in a standoff. It works; the bear wanders away downstream. Brian realizes that in this moment, he is at peace with the woods and with himself.

What is Brian's weakness in hatchet?

Brian constantly fights emotional weakness, recognizing the need to think clearly and rationally.

What did Brian find at the end of chapter 8?

The slithering sound continues, and Brian can see a vague shape going toward the door of the shelter and moving outside. He feels his leg and finds that there are needles in it—the intruder was a porcupine, and its quills are stuck in his calf.

What happens that makes Brian realize how much he has changed in hatchet?

Brian thinks about how much he has changed. After the plane passed him over, he fell into an intense depression. The narrator tells us that, ''When the plane had come and gone it had put him down, gutted him and dropped him and left him with nothing. '' After the plane, Brian let the fire go out and did not even eat.