The main idea in Hatchetis: survival. Surviving in unfamiliar territory, adapting to a new environment, and utilizing the resources that are all around you.
In the novel, the main character Brian, has his plane crashed. As a result, he is stranded in the middle of nowhere in the wilderness. He has no food, no shelter, nothing except the clothes on him and the hatchet from the plane. Throughout the book, we see a transformation of not only his character, but how he survives. The techniques, wit, and instincts he applies to his survival is what makes this novel so enticing to read. Readers are hooked from the beginning because there is so many great survival techniques Brian uses, that it's really admirable. For instance, the way he developed a spear to catch fish, as well as hunt small animals, is basic to survival. However, the way he goes about doing so, and the process of how he thinks and acts upon these survival ways, is truly the main focus of the novel.
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