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    “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is about a man’s ultimate struggle for survival in hypothermic conditions. Set in the Yukon‚ the man suffers many tribulations‚ including building an unsuccessful fire under a snow-ridden spruce tree‚ and using other botched forestry techniques that others would have avoided. The theme of this story is that advice should be taken from others who have experienced wisdom in drastic situations. At the beginning of the story‚ the narrator states that an old-timer from

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    In the short story ‚“To Build a Fire‚” by Jack London the main character “the man” was unable to stay alive in the wilderness because he was overconfident that he would stay alive‚ he did not take the advice from the old timer ‚and he did not stay calm. “ the man” was alone in the wilderness in a 50 degree below temperature and did not have any help except a husky. He thought that he could handle himself and eventually he freezes to death but the dog was alive. For the most part‚ “the man” was

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    different settings‚ plots‚ tones‚ themes‚ and moods. These things make a story. These are the things that impact how a character would act in the story. One short story where a character was impacted is in the short story “To Build a Fire”‚ written by Jack London. The setting of the story was set in the Klondike of the Yukon Territory of 1896. The day was cold and dark‚ the trail was mysterious‚ strange‚ and weird. This causes the Man in the story to face many problems. Settings of a story can impact a character

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    White Fang White Fang‚ the protagonist of White Fang‚ grew up with the only law in the brutal North; Kill or be Killed. Jack London’s White Fang tells a tale of a demiwolf who survives regardless of the harsh conditions during puppyhood and is the only one of five to do so. White Fang lives with his mother learning bit by bit the law of the North when together‚ they stumble upon his mother’s former owner. Then through a series of events he ends up in the hands of a fiendish owner who morphs

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    Underestimating the power of weather and what comes with it can often lead to regret. Weather is an important factor in everyday lifestyles. In the short story “To Build a Fire” written by Jack London the protagonist undergoes an important inner change. The man in this short story is both dynamic and the protagonist. He is living the same everyday lifestyle‚ but soon becomes too comfortable with this everyday lifestyle. At the beginning our first impression of the man is that he is confident within

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    one of the authors that most influenced London‚ Herbert Spencer. 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is an economic system in which the means of prediction are owned and controlled by the working class. And London was attracted to it because of his experience in life gave him an insight into the terrible effects of poverty on people who had no political power. 3. What is social Darwinism? What were its origins and how did London interpret this philosophy? Social Darwinism

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    The Fatal Battle of Man versus Nature In 1908‚ Jack London published his revised version of To Build a Fire. It was popular for many reasons‚ yet one attraction to the story was the predominant themes that he involved in all his stories. Within this story‚ the theme of man versus nature is predominant‚ and is highlighted when the main character is trying to build a fire to save himself from the harsh indifference of nature. The main character‚ a nameless stranger in this version‚ fights his way

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    “Buck’s Transformation” “Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory” (George S. Patton). In this story Buck is triumphant when faced with the challenges of leadership and life in the wild. The Call Of The Wild‚ by Jack London‚ is about a sled dog making his way through the wilderness‚ after being kidnapped. In the Yukon Gold Rush sled dogs are in high demand to take hard trips through the cold surroundings. In the beginning of the book‚ Buck uses interdependence to learn

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    Twain and Jack London - witness catastrophe‚ yet the way they perceive and describe it are different. Not one soul looks on and shall distinguish it exactly the same‚ but the mood or tone in which the disasters are described would be expected to be comparable. Twain brings to the table a personal take and focuses on the “curiosities” of the earthquake. London observes the disaster from the relative distance of “the bay”‚ while describing the destruction of the “conflagration.” Twain and London write

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    1. Read Niccolo Ammaniti’s epigraph by Jack London. Why has Ammaniti chosen to begin his novel with his novel with this quote? How does it illuminate what happens in the story? What is the literal and symbolic meaning in the novel about "falling into darkness"?  Niccolo Ammaniti had chosen to start his novel with an epigraph by Jack London‚ this foreshadows that we’re going to read about a journey of discovering real evil and the loss of innocence. "He had fallen into darkness" the literal meaning

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