Cuándo y cómo vincularlos:
Introduce this text before students begin reading Hatchet and ask them to discuss whether they believe people change over time. If people do change, are those changes gradual, or can a major life event cause a person to change quickly? Ask students to take note of all of the times throughout the novel when Brian describes changes that he has either noticed in himself or that he is consciously trying to create in himself. Post reading: At the end of the novel, ask students to use the three traits which usually change most in mature adults, as referenced in McBirney’s article, to discuss whether Brian has changed. If so, what do these changes suggest about the impact of Brian’s fifty-four days in the wilderness?