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    Have you ever wanted to go on a vacation to the Yukon? Well if you have listen to this information I have for you. One important thing you need to know about traveling in the Yukon is how to build a fire. Knowing how to build a fire in the Yukon may decrease the risk of death of you or a partner. Just as the man in the story “To build a fire” learned that the human body becomes colder than a person may think and this makes it hard for that person to function‚ such as lighting a match‚ or gathering

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    “To Build a Fire” is a story about one character‚ the man. This man throughout the story doesn’t say one word. He is pretty calm throughout the story. The main man or the only man for that matter seems to be a hard working man but is lacking in imagination. I believe this man has no imagination because he doesn’t think he needs one. Jack London writes about a man around his fifties or sixties for this story. The only other “character” in this story is the dog that the man runs into. Like the man

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    In the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London‚ there are three principal themes. They are respecting nature‚ and considering results of actions. The main theme‚ or universal truth‚ is heeding warnings. The themes are shown through the character and his actions. The main character in the story had an attitude that prevented him from heeding internal and external warnings. He did not respect nature’s power‚ and therefore he paid with his life.<br><br>His attitude was arrogant and careless. The man

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    Depending on the author‚ there are some who are immediately identified by their specific style of writing‚ others by the themes they use. In The Call of the Wild‚ one of the themes Jack London uses is the theory "the survival of the fittest." This theory‚ developed by Charles Darwin is based on the idea that those who are strong and who are able to adapt to their environment are the ones who will survive. Throughout the pages‚ the reader sees the mentality that is adopted of "kill or be killed" and

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    Opinion essay about the story ‘To build a fire’ by Jack London. ‘To build a fire’ is a psychological story generally about the struggle of a man with himself and with the nature of Yukon. And it has forced me to think about my attitude to life. But now I’d like to reflect on how might the story have been different if the man had treated his dog like a pet! “To build a fire” is a marvelous short story set in the Yukon. The opening setting is the early morning and the middle of winter somewhere in

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    In the beginning of the quarter we were giving the book “Call of the Wild” and it is basically about a regular life dog named Buck who is living a great life until his owner friend betrayed him and sold him to two men. Adaptation is a big key part to survival because you have to learn different skills and change your life or just the way you think of certain things and situations. In this essay you will learn how buck went from an old regular dog to a wild life wolf and how he adjusted to the life

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    Crooks (named for his crooked back) is the stable buck who works with the ranch horses. He lives in the harness room by himself because of the segregation law set by Jim Crow; he is also the only black man on the ranch. Crooks likes to read books this shows he is cleverer than the other men on the ranch and likes to keep his room neat‚ but he has been so beaten down by loneliness and prejudicial treatment of that he is also starting to treat people with hatred. His Physical disability is one of the

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    To Build a Fire”  In Jack London’s short story‚ “To Build a Fire”‚ the setting is more than just a setting. It functions as many different things. Including‚ creating meaning by expressing the scenery‚ and by letting the reader become aware of the animal’s thoughts. Characterizing is another way the author used the setting. Weather was the truer antagonist in this story with its temperature and snow-hiding dangers to try and defeat the man. Even with everything against the unnamed man; his ignorance

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    In Jack London’s to Build a Fire‚ an unnamed man travels through the cold winter in Yukon. He is a newcomer to Yukon and does not care about how terribly cold it is. He is not bothered by the freezing weather or the fact that there is no sunshine. An old-timer warns him about traveling alone especially while it’s fifty degrees below zero however‚ the man shrugs off his warning and calls him womanish for saying this to him. The man’s careless decision unfortunately costs him his life. After dismissing

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    Being the leader of a wolf pack is all about being big‚ strong‚ and tough. Buck‚ from The Call of the Wild‚ was all of those things. He knocked Spitz‚ the alpha‚ out of the way. So‚ how did Buck do it? Buck was a strong and tough dog. However‚ he didn’t start that way. Being around his team‚ helped him to become stronger. All of the intense fights‚ over food or higher power paid off. Strength was extremely important because it gave him a reputation since it won him fights. These gory and ugly fights

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