Brian

Brian is sixteen and setting off by himself into the wilderness. Brian's background is important to understanding his personality and motivating factors. Two years earlier, when Brian was fourteen, he was in a plane that crashed in the wilderness. Brian spent months alone and when he was reunited with his family and taken back to civilization he found he hated the noise and activity, and that he didn't fit in. Brian thinks about these things as he's back in the wilderness and is thankful his parents and the school officials have allowed him to return to the wilderness. Brian notes that he could have dropped out of school but that he is very interested in learning. He cites the fact that being in the wilderness requires constant learning and says this has given him a thirst for all kinds of learning. He now wants to know about everything...