Brian's Winter

Fiction | Novel | Middle Grade | Published in 1996

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Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Part 1, Chapters 1-3

Part 1, Chapters 4-7

Part 2, Chapters 8-10

Part 2, Chapters 11-13

Part 2, Chapters 14-15

Part 2, Chapter 16-Epilogue

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Essay Topics

Brian constantly learns from his environment and thinks creatively to find solutions to problems he encounters. How do his observations and creativity help him survive?

How is Brian a normal teenager, and in what ways does he differ from a typical teenager? Did these differences develop from the time he spent in the woods, or did they exist before the plane crash?

Paulsen intersperses the novel with short and simple sentences, grammatically incorrect sentences, and repetitive words and phrases. What effect does his simple and repetitious diction create?