A whole lot happens between the end of Chapter 12 (when the rescue plane flies overhead) and the beginning of Chapter 13 (a full forty-two days later) when we see Brian hunting for foolbirds. Why do you think Paulsen chose to skip over this part of the...

A whole lot happens between the end of Chapter 12 (when the rescue plane flies overhead) and the beginning of Chapter 13 (a full forty-two days later) when we see Brian hunting for foolbirds. Why do you think Paulsen chose to skip over this part of the story and just tell us about it after the fact? How does his decision affect your understanding of Brian? How would the book have been different if these events had been related in full as they happened?