Brian Robeson got in a horrible plane crash because, the pilot got a heart attack.Brian was starting to give up, but he began to think of all the good things he had, specifically his English teacher Perpich.

It gave him motovation to survive and think posotively. Brian´s teacher Perpich motivated him to survive and to think positively

Karana helped the dog that attacked her brother.Karana was ready to move if the dog was going to attack her if she was looking away.Karana helped the injured dog by feeding it fish.

Paulsens life changing experience is when he saw the man´s face when he died because thye didnt get there on time.The memory of the face of the man that died didnt let Gary Paulsen sleep.And this was Gary Paulsen’s turning