The theme of survival is achieved in both texts, by the characters Brian and Buck. In both excerpts they have to deal with a problem that has to do with survival, and surviving on their own. In the Excerpt from “Brian’s Winter” the main character is a boy named Brian who faces survival in the woods after a plane crash, but doesn't always think before he acts. In the story, he acts without thinking, and attacks a bear which in return attacks him. In the text, it states,” ‘Hey---get out of there!’ he yelled, and kicked the bear in the rear. He was not certain what would happen” This shows the reader that even though Brian didn’t know what would happen, he attacked the bear without thinking, and met deadly consequences! In the Excerpt
