To Build A Fire Nella Larsen Analysis

Although Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” was written during the time of Naturalism and Nella Larsen’s Passing was written during the time of Modernism and the Harlem Renaissance, both works support an underlying theme of naturalism. In Jack London’s writing, the main character attempts to prevail over nature, while in Larsen’s writing, the main character changes her identity in order to “survive” in the social constructs she resides in. While London’s writing addresses the literal meaning of the animalistic rules of survival, Nella Larsen goes further to address the modern and social means of survival. Although Larsen’s writing evaluates the social aspect of survival, she still builds upon London’s argument that characters choose to fight