Similarities Between Into The Wild And To Build A Fire

Both John Krakauer and Jack London personify nature to show that nature is indifferent, even hostile to man in Into the Wild and “To Build a Fire”. This personification allows the reader to better understand the author’s views on nature and it helps the reader visualize how the main characters felt while completely immersed in nature. Jack London personifies nature in “To Build a Fire” and shows that nature is apathetic and even opposed towards man’s actions. This personification really emphasizes the point that London is trying to make, that nature really does not care what man does, sometimes it will even feel as if nature is out to get man. One example of this personification is when London writes, “They were traps. They hid pools of water