Hatchet Project

Hatchet Project

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Made by Karla Télie-Buteau and Lara Causevic

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Problem #2

problem #1

Problem #3

Problem #4

PROBLEM #5

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PROBLEM #1 (building a shelter)

When the plane crashed, the only thing I could think about was being safe. It was hard because I didn’t find many objects to build my new home. I then came to realize that I have an important tool which was my hatchet and resolving the small problems would do the same to the big ones. Per exemple, when the mosquitoes were around me, I built a fire in front of the shelter so they wouldn’t come in. I had to think outside the box to build a comfortable environement for myself and that could protect me from any and all dangers. I analyzed my surroundings and used the nature as my inspiration. The sticks and the logs helped protect me of the elements in the environnement but not the animals. After encountering minor issues, I tried hard to make my shelter as much of a home as I could, even if it was hard to pile up sticks and logs one by one, I managed to make it feel like a safe space for me. Looking back on this experience, i can only say that if you start with the smaller problems, you never know if they could fix the bigger ones!

.“Protect food and have a good shelter. Not just a shelter to keep the wind and rain out, but a shelter to protect, a shelter to make him safe.”- Brian Robeson p.124

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PROBLEM #2 (finding food)

When I got into the wild, I was hungry for anything and everything. I saw berries and I decided to shove them in my mouth not thinking of the potential consequences and side effects of digesting them. It tasted so good at first but then, I only tasted puke. While exploring the wilderness a little further, I saw berries that looked non-toxic and like the ones you see in the store. Comparing the two from before, they looked healthier and purer so I trusted my gut and knew that it might backfire but I decided to take a leap of faith. And it worked! What I have taken in from this experience is to always continue no matter what, even if the first try isn't the right one you never know what the second one might be! Trusting your gut might fail you, but if you don't give up, you could be surprised!

“ Early in the new time, he had learned the most important thing, the truly vital knowledge that drives all creatures in the forest — food is all. Food was simply everything. All things in the woods, from insects to fish to bears, were always, always looking for food — it was the great single driving influence in nature.”- Brian Robeson, page 122 of Hatchet

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PROBLEM #3 (having a good mindset)

I crawled up in the cave and cried hard, like never before. I wasn't succeeding at anything and my entire shelter was ruined. I wasn't going to fix it and there was nothing I could do anymore. The porcupine came into my shelter and shot his quills at me, hurting my leg like never before. I couldn't do it, it was too much the way it was. I put my head between my legs and cried, sobbed in fact because I had no fire, an aching leg, mosquitoes were all over me since my fire went out and I was all alone. At the moment, I didn't know what to do and just fell into a deep sleep as some sort of solution but when I look back on it, feeling sorry for myself wasn't going to work and the self-pity gives you no win except the loss of time. The next morning when I woke up, I was able to build a fire, not because I knew how but because I had hope, hope in Terry during my dream and most importantly confidence in myself. Staying positive is the number one rule of survival or else, you fall into a deep hole and digging yourself out is the hardest part.

" Brian once had an English teacher, a guy name Perpich, who was always talking about being positive, thinking positive, staying on top of things, That'd how Perpich put it- stay positive ad stay on top of things. Brian thought of him now- wondered how to stay positive and stay on top of things.”- Brian Robeson, page 46 of Hatchet

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Problem #4 (build a good fire)

I never made a fire without matches before so it was difficult for me to find a way to light a fire. I had nothing to build my fire with until a horrible incident happened to me... I was sleeping and I heard a sound near the tree. By reflex, I threw my hatchet towards the sound to protect myself and it just so happens that it was a huge mistake but an amazing discovery. I saw that when the blade of the hatchet hit the tree, it made a sparkle, sparkles of orange and red. That is how I figured how to make fire without matches, my hatchet. So the next day I spent the whole day trying to make a sufficient fire for myself and finally after multiple tries and fails, I made it so it was good enough to keep me warm during the night. That fire became my friend. But my friend was really hard to keep alive. I needed to feed it a lot or else it would die on me and I couldn't let that happen. What I learned is that even though small mistakes could turn into big disasters, these small mistakes can also turn into huge discoveries. It took a lot of effort, dedication and time but I did it after all.

“He swung harder, held the hatchet so it would hit a longer, sliding blow, and the black rock exploded in fire… There could be fire here, he thought. I will have a fire here, he thought, and struck again — I will have fire from the hatchet.” - Brian Robeson, Page 81 of Hatchet

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Problem #5 (always carry a good tool)

This was one of the most important things I have learned when I was in the wilderness, without a useful tool you'll never make it out of there alive. It's the only thing that you can't live without and if I lost it, I was pretty much doomed. In conclusion, you need a tool. Whether it's a fork, a pocket knife or even just a hair clip, anything and everything can be useful. Mine was a hatchet that my mother gifted to me and I'm so very lucky that she did. It has different uses and can help you with a variety of problems such as make fire, provide food and protect you at night. It Although the tool you have is very important always remember, you are your most important tool.

“Brian took the sack and opened the top. Inside there was a hatchet, the kind with a steel handle and a rubber handgrip. The head was in a stout leather case that had a brass-riveted belt loop.” - Brian Robeson, Page 8 of Hatchet

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