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my favorite phrase or quote was, "The droning of the engine made him drowsy and his eyes closed, then opened again, and he
thought--looking across the wilderness, half asleep--he thought, lord, what a wonderful place this is, and knew it was a kind of prayer"(pg 51).

After surviving in the book Hatchet, Brian Robeson survived 54 days in the wilderness by finding resolutions to all the unbelievable challenges. Now he returned to ordinary high school life but can't seem to fit in. He feels more disconnected in ordinary life than when he was back in the wilderness. There is only one solution to find himself, return to where it all started.

Going back to find his old self. Person vs. Nature Person vs. Society. (Pg 35-38)

I strongly believe that my protagonist Brian is in a Person vs. Society conflict. He survived in the woods for quite a long time and the forest became his home and his way of life. I believe it's hard for him to now get back into the norm of normal human life in a society with school, shopping, etc(1-30).

Human vs. Human, Brian fought Carl. (8-12).

1980s, Family Counseling Office
My new favorite scene is when Brain is describing the northern lights to his therapist(family counselor), It is by far my new favorite because he explains how he feels like there is a meaning to the northern light to the Inuit and him. It's almost like he's at peace for once in his life after surviving in the woods. (Pg 19)