Brian’s Winter, by Gary Paulsen is a book about a boy named Brian who must survive in the Canadian wilderness during the Winter. Brian faces everything-Bears, Cold Weather, Not enough supplies, and more while every day hunting and searching for food to live. Brian has been in the wilderness since the middle of the Summer when his plane heading to his dads house crashed after the pilot had a heart attack. Brian must persevere to survive in the wilderness.

The first thing Brian must do to persevere is by hunting for his food. Brian goes out everyday no matter what the weather is to get his food. The reason this shows persverence because Brian will always do whatever is needed to survive even if that means he has to hunt all day. One example