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    Author Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a short story portraying a prime example of naturalistic writing and Darwin’s scientific belief regarding “survival of the fittest‚” discovered during the naturalism era. “To Build a Fire” exemplifies naturalism by using nature as an antagonist and showing how characters‚ such as the man in the story‚ live a trapped life and are constantly dominated by the environment. In the story‚ the freezing cold weather acts as a trap toward the man who was trying to

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    You are your worst enemy In this story Jack London described the extreme cold and beauty of Alaska. It tells us how this unusual man handles his first winter since he moved in to the Yukon‚ apparently the cold was not an inconvenience for him. The six feet of ice and snow did not frighten him. He continued his trip and left the place believing that he will be completely fine even if people around him knew that this times were not in any way safe to be traveling. And even less to travel alone

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    For this discussion assignment I chose ’To Build a Fire’ by the great writer Jack London to read and wrote. I read summaries which were written by my fellow students last week. Their description encourages me to read this story‚ specially Reza Hosseini‚ when she wrote "Jack London also had a great interest in nature‚animals and the ups and downs of human relations with them"(Hosseini‚ (2017‚March 1)‚ posted on discussion forum Unit5). In this story‚ London told us about a journey made in freezing

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    Imagine this you are stuck in the alaskan tundra with only your dog and a piece of flint. Well this is what our main character has to deal with in the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London. In “To Build a Fire” Jack London uses a lot of different conflicts to illustrate the idea of naturalism. One of the first conflicts in the story is not prevalent‚ but a nuisance nonetheless. The mans dog is a natural conflict that he faces while trying to survive the alaskan tundra. The dog wants to bed down

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    Campos 1  Bryan Campos  Mr. Fournier  American Literature  27 February‚ 2015    “To Build A Fire”‚ Naturalism Essay    When Jack London wrote "To Build a Fire" he embraced the idea of naturalism because it  mirrored the events of daily life​ .​  Naturalism displayed how humans had to be cautious at every  corner because at anytime death could be there‚ waiting for them to make a mistake and forfeit  their lives​ .​  He used naturalism‚ the most realistic literary movement‚ to show how violent and 

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    The stories “The Interlopers” by the author Saki and “ To Build a Fire” by the author Jack London share many similar views as well as differences of the events that happen throughout the stories. The stories follow characters that have very interesting stories that have drastic events and unexpected endings that will completely change the view of the stories. The two stories have conflicts in which the characters find themselves‚ but they slowly change perspective to find the suitable ending to these

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    seen the sun in days. Jack London‚ the author of To Build A Fire‚ goes into immense detail throughout the story to draw his readers into the setting of the crisp winter chill. London’s vast description of the environment allows his readers to picture every single object throughout the mountains as if the reader was experiencing the exact situation. As the protagonist travels miles to reach his destination where his friends await him with food and fires‚ the setting intensifies the man’s conflicts and

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    Brenton Gross October 11‚ 2012 Paper 3 Central Idea‚ Characterization‚ Setting and Conflict for “To Build A Fire” In Jack London’s short story‚ “To Build A Fire‚” he takes readers to the backwoods of the Yukon Trail where a lone man and his dog are out hiking through the backcountry along the creek. The day is extremely cold‚ but the temperature does not seem to hinder this man‚ who is a newcomer to the Yukon Territory. Even though other hikers native to the area try to warn the man of the

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    The story To Build a Fire demonstrates possible dangers of traveling in the Yukon under extreme cold. Through a young man‚ Jack London depicts the consequences of ignoring instinct and survival advice. The man travels with a dog‚ who can perceive the dangers of the freezing wilderness. The reader learns of the man’s personality through descriptive words and phrases while journeying through the story. At the beginning of the story the man turned aside from the main trail. He stopped at the top

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    Dr. Campbell Composition II 10/20/2010 Snow-blind In Jack London’s short story “To build a fire” a man sets out with his dog in extreme cold temperatures confident in arriving at their campsite where the man’s friends are waiting. London uses the element of foreshadowing to hint at the traveler’s impending doom. The first example of foreshadowing can be found where the man acknowledges that there certainly are risks that are included in the undertaking of his adventure. London writes “he knew

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