Compare And Contrast Call Of The Wild And To Build A Fire

Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire were both exciting books about serving in the freezing cold attic yet they also have many differences. Call of the Wild is a story of a dog trying to survive the Alaskan gold rush. To Build a Fire follows a similar storyline yet it is about a man instead of a dog. Although the two books have many similarities such as where the book took place and the the style of writing they also have many differences such as the ending and the main character.
Both books touched on taking place in the heart of Alaska presumable during the Alaskan gold rush and the main similarity is the climate. One piece of evidence from call of the Wild was, “...Arctic darkness, had a touch of yellow metal, and… thousands of men were rushing to the northland.” The quote means that people were finding gold in Alaska and men were rushing
One piece of evidence from the end of Call of the Wild is, “... he may be seen running at the head of the pack.” This piece of evidence leads us to believe that Buck is still alive unlike the ending to To Build a Fire. Another piece of evidence from To Build a Fire is, “ And still later it moved closer to the man and caught the smell of death.” The quote clearly shows that the man died at the end of the book unlike in Call of the Wild. Although this was the main difference is still one more to cover.
The final difference between the two books was that the main character in one was a dog and in the other it was a man. One piece of evidence from Call of the Wild is, “ Buck did not read the newspaper… but for every tidewater dog.” The quote shows that the character is clearly unlike in To Build a Fire. The final of evidence from To Build a Fire is, “ Day has dawned cold and gray when the man turned aside from the main Yukon trail.” this evidence clearly shows the difference between having a man and a dog as the main