Brian Robeson had many different skills, talents, and personality traits that contributed to his survival in the Canadian wilderness. A skill that Brian showed was that he was able to hunt, build things, and use his strength. One talent that he showed was that he was able to hold his breath for a long time. Two personality traits that he showed was that he is very smart and can remember things well. Brian is a 13 year old boy who was trapped in the Canadian wilderness. He used his skills, talents, and personality traits to help him survive.
IntimeBrian learned that while he was waiting for a plane that he needed to hunt, build, and use his strength to survive. The author wrote, " He positioned his spark nest- as he thought of it-at the base of the rock, used is thumb to make a small depression in the
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Then he used how smart he was to help him. Brian Robeson's personality would be described as smart and able to remember things well. "Brian remembered everything in incredible detail. Remembered the time on the bank clock in the mall flashing 3:31, then the temperature,82, and the date. All the numbers were part of the memory, all of his life was part of the memory." According to the book. One way Brian showed that he could remember things easy was when he was remembering things about Terry. "He had been riding his ten-speed with a friend named Terry. They had been taking a run on a bike trail and decided to come back a different way, a way that took them past the Amber Mall." according to the text. One way Brian showed he was smart was when he was thinking about how to build a fire. "He shook his head, tried to focus his thoughts. What did it take? You have to have fuel,he thought-and he had that. The bark was fuel." according to chapter 9. Brian Robeson has a great personality. The 3 examples that I listed wasn't all of his personality traits, but those two were just some of
Brian appreciates the nature so much that he volunteered to go into the wilderness and
Despite his inexperience at living off the land, Chris Mccandless managed to survive in the Alaskan wilderness for a time. His adventures across the United States contributed to honing his skills at surviving with inadequate supplies, little money, and few essential tools. Unfortunately This was not enough, and his inexperience on the finer points of outdoor living and general knowledge of particular subjects proved to create more challenges, and finally this inexperience killed him. Particularly, with his successful kill of a moose we see a perfect example of his ignorance, “Then on June 9, he bagged the biggest prize of all: “MOOSE!” (166.) His tendency to brashly tackle everything head on with will and determination ultimately led to his demise, “Overjoyed, the proud hunter took a photograph of himself kneeling over his trophy, rifle triumphantly overhead, his features distorted in a rictus of ecstasy and amazement.” (166.)
Brian Robeson, a 13 year old, was just flying over to his Dad’s house when the pilot who he had been sitting next to had a heart attack. He tried to take control of the plane. Luckily, the pilot taught him a little bit on how to fly the plane before he had a heart attack. Brian knew that the plane was going to crash, so he tried to ease it up a little. When he crashed, he realized that he was hundreds of miles away from his mother and where he was supposed to be. He built a shelter and found some berries that he called gut cherries. He gets struck by a tornado and then all of the things he gathered was gone. When he tries to get supplies from the half-sunken airplane in a lagoon near his shelter, his hatchet drops into the lagoon. He goes down
He helps everyone, or wants to help everyone. These two traits are the one that stand out the most in the story, they are what make the story come together. Williams biggest trait is that he is creative. He is always looking for something to do. After his family couldn’t afford for him to go to school, he started going to the library.
The gripping tale of a young man who leaves all that he has and goes to live amidst the natural world, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer showcases the two years Christopher McCandless had spent journeying throughout the United States before his unfortunate death. After graduating from Emory University in 1990, McCandless disconnected with all of his past relations and abandoned the majority of his possessions. McCandless’ decisions either seem extremely unwise or extremely courageous. He had a comfortable life with few worries yet he still chose to toss it all away and venture into unknown territories. What many wonder is why he would do such an irrational thing. Maybe, McCandless’ was simply trying to run away from his perception of reality.
That could be attributed to Hawthorne’s background, and the era in which this story was written. Other qualities which he exhibits are perfectionism, excessive devotion to work, and miserliness toward others.
Everyday our species interacts with each other. We make new friends, enemies, acquaintances, and families. Sometimes these people impact your life greatly and other times they are simply unimportant part of your life. When having a unique personality, like Chris McCandless, becoming friends is hard but many acquaintances can be made. After reading Into the Wild and understanding his life, many people can be thought of who would have benefited Chris if he got to know them. These people could help Chris see the other side of the story as well as change the tragic ending. Chris would benefit the company of Ted Kaczynski, Garret Mason, and Bill Gates. All three of these men could have made an impact on Chris’s life. Chris’s story could have changed because of these men.
Brian Robeson is back in the 4th installment of the Hatchet series Brian's Hunt that everyone is talking about! We find him back in the Canadian wilderness in a camp by a lake. One night he hears whimpering from across the lake..."Is that a dog?" Brian asks himself. He decides to investigate and to his surprise it is a wounded dog. Brian begins to care for her and wonders about his Cree friends who are up north. With his wounded companion beside him, he sets out to find out what may have happened to his
The key character traits that are exposed include perseverance, determination and also creativity. Brian show’s perseverance when things are not easy or don’t go his way. The text supports this is the many times it seemed nature itself was trying to make Brian’s life harder or to even kill him. An example of this is when a bear shows up in his camp in the dark of night and begins eating his food. The beer ends up throwing him twenty feet in the direction of the lake causing many injuries. Brian is very hurt and it isn’t easy for despite everything he keeps on going after the bear encounter. Brian shows determination many times throughout the story. When something seems impossible he keeps on going and pushes through. An example is when he begins trying to make a stronger bow. He repeatedly fails but does not give in. Creativity, if Brian did not possess this trait he couldn't have survived more than a week. He used creativity when doing so many things. These things included the area of the lake that he made a wall that traps in fish for him to spear and get an easy meal. He also uses creativity when designing his shelter door to keep animals out. After having various unwelcome guests, he decided to do something about it. All in all Brian uses the three traits Perseverance, determination and creativity many times to last in the
He showed up to class on time, and was one of the first ten students to show up. He might believe that being punctual is an important life skill. He might also have a class close by and just comes from that class for convenience. Blake would give all of his attention to Mr. Nelson when he would be talking or explaining something. This shows that he cares about learning that information for the test or because he likes psychology. I assume
description of personality. We shall now see how he explained traits as the core of personality.
Unlike Bender, Brian would not need any guidance for proper behavior because he is a “teacher pleaser.” Brian is seen as a “geek,” one who enjoys participating in academic clubs, learning and always follows the rules. Brian’s confidence is linked to his grades, his parent’s perceptions and his peer’s perceptions of him.
Six million hectares of primary forest have been lost annually since 2000, and average hard coral cover in the Caribbean has decreased from 50% to 10%. Both of these changes occurred in a short period of time, and humans have been the primary cause. Human impact on biodiversity and the environment is very significant. Research has defined humans uses of renewable and nonrenewable resources, their positive and negative impacts on ecosystems, and our solutions and ideas for maintaining biodiversity.
The risk taken when adventuring in the wilderness can be a fatal one if one is
Every novel has that brave, strong, character that never gives up. This type of character is always looking out for others and being the best version of themselves that they can be. In the novel Hatchet by Gary Paulsen the main character Brian Robeson has to be all of the above. He really can’t let himself down because no one else will be there to help him survive in the wilderness. Therefore, because Brian is the alone in the wilderness he becomes committed, resourceful, and clever.