Katie Zachgo
ELA hour 3
Hatchet, Dynamic Character
Churchman
11/4/16

Brian Robeson is considered to be a dynamic character in Hatchet. A dynamic character is someone who changes throughout the course of the story. Brian’s character has changed through his optimism, respect for animals, and his instincts used to survive. Brain changes through his personality qualities, especially optimism. A large quantity of who you are as a person is your personality qualities. “he had been run over by a moose and a tornado, had lost everything and was back to square one. Just like that. A flip of some giant coin and he was the loser” (Paulsen 157). This proves that Brian has developed optimism because he worked so hard, lost everything, yet he still