Introduction
When readers first meet Samuel, he is a 13-year-old who has lived in the woods his entire life.
He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and learning from the people in his community.
He thought the world was a fantastic place full of love and adventure.
Attack when his parents are taken.
Samuel is scared and fears that everyone he knows, and loves is dead. His parents are missing.
He becomes worried about the horrible things that have taken place. He begins to realize that people are just as dangerous as animals.
He is alone for the first time in his life and is forced to figure out how to survive on his own.
Help along the way.
Becoming more of a "man" by taking on the big responsibility of caring for himself and another child.
He learns to help strangers by strangers helping him.
Samuel learns that there are both good and bad people in the world.
The End
Got his parents and Annie to safety to start their new life.
He went to war to care for the people who cared for him along the way.
He is a very mature 13-year-old boy capable of caring for himself and others.
How did Samuel change throughout the story?
