To Build A Fire Symbolism
I am not sure that I believe that she was a heroine. I feel this way because through much of the story she acts like things do not pertain to her. She says on more than one occasion “I have no taxes in Jefferson (Faulkner 218).” She also poisoned her love interest. The drug store associate said “But the law requires you to tell what you are going to use it for (Faulkner 221).” She told them after blankly staring for a few moments that it was for rats. Although, I believe her biggest antagonist was the people in the town around her. They all knew that she was odd and yet everyone would stare and talk about her.
The setting is important in both stories. Firstly, it is extremely important in the story “To Build a Fire” because the whole story is about how he is trying to build a fire as you can tell by the name but the reason he is trying to build the fire is because it is 50 below outside and the fire might save his life. Without the setting being the frozen Yukon the …show more content…
In the very end Atwood says “ So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun (98).” I found that to be such an odd way to end a story. In a way it makes sense with the way she showed how every way Mary and John ended up together but one of them or both of them would die early. She also said “The only Authentic ending is the one provided here : John and Mary die. John and Mary die. John and Mary die (98).” There are parts of me that love the ending the way she says that the only true ending to a story is them both dying because if they are not dead they are still doing things. On the other hand, that is frustrating because what is every story you read just ended with all of the characters dying? I feel I would not be so excited to read anymore. It was an interesting story to read that had a different perspective on
The setting is important in both stories. Firstly, it is extremely important in the story “To Build a Fire” because the whole story is about how he is trying to build a fire as you can tell by the name but the reason he is trying to build the fire is because it is 50 below outside and the fire might save his life. Without the setting being the frozen Yukon the …show more content…
In the very end Atwood says “ So much for endings. Beginnings are always more fun (98).” I found that to be such an odd way to end a story. In a way it makes sense with the way she showed how every way Mary and John ended up together but one of them or both of them would die early. She also said “The only Authentic ending is the one provided here : John and Mary die. John and Mary die. John and Mary die (98).” There are parts of me that love the ending the way she says that the only true ending to a story is them both dying because if they are not dead they are still doing things. On the other hand, that is frustrating because what is every story you read just ended with all of the characters dying? I feel I would not be so excited to read anymore. It was an interesting story to read that had a different perspective on