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    real danger near the end. He falls into hidden water‚ which soaks him up to knees. Thus means that he has got to make a fire‚ and he has to do it quickly. With it being as cold as it is‚ he cannot stay wet for long otherwise he will freeze. With frostbite slowing creeping into his face‚ toes‚ and hands‚ he finally starts to see the danger that he really is in. He tries to start a fire hoping for survival‚ but he knows that the chances are slim. When you do start getting desperate to survive you will

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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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    naturalism and determinism‚ a key component of naturalist theory. Jack London has a great work of writings which have been referred as examples of naturalist theory in classic American literature. Stories such as “to Build a Fire”‚ to explain themes of naturalism and universal determinism in order to show the protagonist’s lack of free will in his constant battle with nature‚ along with foreshadowing

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    he has not 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

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    I chose to read the short story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. The story talks about a man traveling alone in a wild region during a harsh winter with his dog. He has to face many difficulties dealing with nature and his endurance was not too enough to be able to survive. He found after trying many times to build a fire that‚ he was loose because he did not consider the counsel of an old man‚ who told him a long time ago‚ that is dangerous to travel alone. The story describes a man reaching the

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    Jack London is known for creating stories with naturalism and realism. I will talk about these aspects throughout this paper. The story being discussed is To Build a Fire. Throughout this story we see an unidentified man being accompanied by a wolf dog. The story is created and told through the building of many fires. We will also discuss the man versus nature ideas. Throughout the story we see the traveler and his dog trek through the harsh natural setting and we see the man tested against nature

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    occupants are solely reliant‚ a feeling of confidence can switch to dubiousness. In To Build a Fire‚ author Jack London strengthens the effect of nature on a man when he develops traits of egotism and ascendancy. The Yukon‚ a territory in northwest Canada‚ is a wild and mountainous region that is sparsely populated. Though it doesn’t embrace human existence‚ the man thinks otherwise and proceeds through this

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    “To Build a Fire” is a short story that was written by Jack London in 1908. It tells the story of a man traveling through the woods in severely cold conditions‚ with only a dog and not nearly enough knowledge on how to make it back to his camp safely. While reading this‚ you notice several aspects of the man‚ specifically how he relates to his dog and the environment he is in. From the beginning‚ you notice the man doesn’t really have a special relationship with his dog. In fact he seems to only

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    Such an example is in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. As seen in this quote‚ "The man turned aside from the Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank‚ where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank‚ and he paused for breath at the top‚ excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o’ clock….He would be in to camp by six o’ clock a bit after dark‚ it was true‚ but the boys would be there‚ a fire would be going‚ and a hot

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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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