Brian starts walking, and notices that the trees are full of birds. The birds are singing, and right by the birds, he notices the berries they are eating. The berries are “half as big as grapes” and so bitter that he almost spits them out. They have large pits like cherries, making them also hard to eat.
Q. What berries does Brian eat in hatchet?
Finding his injuries and worn face repulsive, he gives in to his tears and cries in self-pity. His stomach was aching with hunger, and he ate more of the bitter red berries, this time making certain to avoid eating too many.
Table of Contents
- Q. What berries does Brian eat in hatchet?
- Q. What was Brian’s second food in hatchet?
- Q. How did Brian eat the eggs?
- Q. Why did Brian stop eating the turtle eggs?
- Q. What animal ate Brian’s eggs?
- Q. What message did Brian have about mistakes?
- Q. How does Brian feel when he eats the first egg?
- Q. What was Brian’s biggest mistake?
- Q. What is the most important rule of survival?
Q. What was Brian’s second food in hatchet?
Later he found other, sweeter berries and these didn’t make him so sick. The next thing he found to eat was turtle eggs, which he ate raw. These were significantly more nourishing and helped him gain some more energy.
Q. How did Brian eat the eggs?
A turtle has come to shore to lay eggs. While the shells are as hard as leather, Brian manages to open one up and suck the contents down. He nearly vomits but continues eating until he has consumed six eggs, taking the rest to his shelter.
Q. Why did Brian stop eating the turtle eggs?
Turtle Eggs He thought it was disgusting. Brian realized that, ”Some natives in the world ate grasshoppers and ants and if they could do that he could get a raw egg down.
Q. What animal ate Brian’s eggs?
A skunk comes to investigate the spot in the sand where the turtle has laid its eggs. Brian yells at the skunk, which reacts by spraying him. Blinded for nearly two hours as a result of the spray, Brian runs into the lake to wash himself. The skunk has also eaten the eggs he had stored on the shore.
Q. What message did Brian have about mistakes?
What message did Brian have about “mistakes”? In the city, if you sprained a leg you would starve. In the woods, if you made a mistake it would be funny. In the city, you could just go to the store to get food.
Q. How does Brian feel when he eats the first egg?
When he sees the eggs, Brian realizes how hungry he is. There are seventeen of them, but he’s not sure how to go about eating them. He has nothing to cook them in, and the idea of eating them raw grosses him out.
Q. What was Brian’s biggest mistake?
One of the biggest mistakes that he makes is in relation to the hatchet itself. Over time, Brian will come to realize that his hatchet is absolutely crucial to his chances of survival. But initially, he doesn’t treat this life-saving object with the respect it deserves.
Q. What is the most important rule of survival?
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.
