The two boys in the novel Lost in the Barrens, by Farley Mowat, survived by using their knowledge of the environment and natural resources. The two boy’s names were Jamie Macnair and Awasin Meewasin. The boys survived in the cold and bare Barrens of northern Canada. Awasin was part of a Woodland Cree tribe

The man in “To Build a Fire”, by Jack London, had a disadvantage of being unable to adapt to the coldness in the wilderness, while Randy Bragg in Alas Babylon, by Pat Frank, was able to adapt and become a leader. Randy Bragg used to be a womanizer, an alcoholic, and a bird-watcher. After the H-bombs were dropped, he became a leader that barely drank and cared for others. During this adaptation he also changed emotional. Randy started caring more his family and friends and especially for his brother’s wife, Helen. He is what some people would call a dynamic character. Him being able to adapt gave him the ability to survive during the rough time. “Thus the lights went out, and in that moment civilization in Fort Repose retreated a hundred years.” (Frank 114), this was the moment when Randy realized that he had to change. When he changed people looked up to him as a leader. He took the leader role when Porky Logan died and when the highwaymen were killing people and stealing cars. Randy said to the people, “In addition, in this case we must get rid of radioactive material that can be dangerous to anyone who finds it.” (Frank 215) Another advantage that Randy had over the rest of the town was that he knew that the H-bombs were going to be dropped. Randy had the problem of not knowing what will happen, only that someone told him some information about a nuclear war that might happen. With this information, he was able to gather supplies for survival after the blasts. The person who told him of his danger was his older brother Mark Bragg. Mark was an Air Force colonel stationed at Offutt Field, Headquarters of the Strategic Air Command, near Omaha. This critical information definitely helped Randy and his brother’s family survive. Randy’s friendliness to others helped him survive. He was friends with many different people in the town of Fort Repose. This quality helped him out when his food and water supplies were low. The solution to his food problem was sharing food throughout a small community of friends. Randy had the most food, but for instance Malachai contributed food from his garden. Another problem for survival was lack of water. Their solution to their water problem was the Henry’s artesian water pipes. Randy told Helen about the water and she did not know how he would get the water to their house. Randy said, “I’m sure we can pipe it into the house. After-all, that’s the same water the Henrys use every day.”(Frank 147) Randy and others began connecting everyone’s house to the pipes. Soon, everyone had flowing water. That was how they solved their water problem. The men and women in Fort Repose survived with the help of Randy Bragg.

These characters survived because they used what they had. Using their resources or environme

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