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How To Build A Fire Naturalism
In Jack London’s “To Build A Fire”, Jack dwells into heart of naturalism. A nameless man battles the elements of nature and fights to survive the harsh conditions of Alaska. The man moving through the harsh
Wilderness is looking to meet up with his friends, and take a shot at the gold industry, but first he must reach the camp in which his friends are staying. He starts out his day early and follows the riverbed to wear the camp is; followed by his husky named Pepper. He uses pepper to detect and holes in the ice, but his feet plunge into the icy water nevertheless. He worked quickly, for if he was not quick about it he could lose some toes to frostbite; but a branch of snow breaks off, and distinguishes his fire. Nature bested him again but


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