Hatchet

Chapter 19

Explain the irony of the survival kit and its contents.

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Although the tools in the survival kit would have made Brian's survival much easier, he feels they separate him from his environment. He feels that, having the tools, he would have missed his close connection with nature. Brian feels he is a product of his struggle rather them merely surviving.