Comparing Short Story 'How To Build A Fire'

In the short story, “How to Build A Fire,” and the short dialogue titled, “ Survival is the Ultimate Goal in World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,” there are many differences while at the same time there are many similarities. To begin the two have many similarities. One is that they both are in the same general parts of Alaska. In the article about the dog races it says, “Crossing to Dawson City-the old Klondike gold rush town that marks the Quest’s halfway point.” This is where the short story’s, “How to Build A Fire,” setting took place. This means that the articles both take place in the same spots of Alaska in the cold winters. In the same articles (story) there are even more similarities. Another one is that, in both of the articles/stories one of the characters in
For example in the stories there is a difference in the ways of preparation between the characters. In the article, “Survival is the Ultimate Goal in World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,” The author explains that, “sleds[are] loaded with food, kibble, and survival supplies.” whereas in the story, “To Build a Fire,” the man is only prepared with food and matches. This means that the people racing are way more prepared than the man in the short story. In the same articles/stories it includes more differences, one being that they both take very different amounts of time. In the article about, “Survival is the Ultimate Goal in World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race,” it says that the race lasts up to ten days! In the short story, “To Build A Fire,” the man only lasted 12 hours before dying. This shows that there was a huge difference in the difficulty of the journey. Therefore there is a numerous amount of differences in the two articles/stories. In conclusion the stories have countless amounts of differences and similarities that can be