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    arduous trek in life. In fact‚ many people try to avoid difficulties in life. But in Jack London’s‚ To Build a Fire‚ the main character has to trek through the Yukon and and hopefully survive. In order to better display his journey‚ London uses indirect characterization and external conflict to show that when man has a lack of respect and experience in the environment he may encounter near-death situations. London creates a situation that an experienced outdoorsman would know to avoid. As the man

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    interpret everything we approach each day differently than the next. In “To Build A Fire” we observe as Jack London describes the constant conflict of man versus nature. In the beginning of the story we open into mid-day and “forty-eight below”‚ a young man with high expectations and a unreliable sense of self mortality. We see this man as an ambitious soul trying to make his journey to a life of fulfillment. “To Build A Fire” mainly focuses on man versus nature‚ however the conflict itself seems

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    1) Jack London was born John Griffith Chaney and later he took his step-father’s last name. 2) Jack London’s extensive work experiences included: being a laborer‚ factory worker‚ an oyster pirate‚ sailor‚ railroad hobo‚ journalist and gold prospector in the Klondike. 3) Jack London’s most famous works are The Call of the Wild‚ White Fang‚ and Sea Wolf. 4) At age 10 Jack London sold newspapers on the street to help with his family’s income. 5) London would write new words he learned on pieces

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    Jack London Questions

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    “The Principles of Biology.” 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is the stage between the age of capitalism and communism‚ but many Americans saw it as the cure to economic‚ social‚ and political problems. London was attracted to it because it related to individualism and he had a deep concern for the social welfare of others. 3. What is social Darwinism? What were its origins and how did London interpret this philosophy? Social Darwinism was a socialogical

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    Nature- to Build a Fire

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    nature in unique ways that are displayed through actions and words. Jack London‚ author of “To Build a Fire”‚ and Henry David Thoreau‚ author of Walden‚ both value nature and view it in a unique way that is translated to their works of literature. These two authors apply a unique perspective of how nature can apply to everyday life. The aspects of interacting with nature and human emotions analyzed and examined in the works of Jack London and Henry David Thoreau. Nature can be a dreaded enemy and can

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    The Man vs Nature is a theme London uses in two of his stories‚ where his characters have to survive the hard weather conditions the Arctic landscape presents and most importantly‚ how to attempt to face death in extreme cases. In Jack London´s To Build a Fire and The Law of Life‚ the protagonists of the two stories develop a survival behavior that increases as we read‚ leaving the stories in suspense until the end. To Build a Fire is settled in Yukon‚ the smallest and westernmost of Canada´s three

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    Jack London Foil

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    Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a story about knowing your surroundings‚ and listening to your instincts‚ just as the dog in this story did. London’s human character‚ who is nameless in the story‚ is more like a foil; with the main character being the harsh landscape of the Yukon‚ where the story takes place amid -75 below temperatures. The man shows how arrogant and inexperienced he is when he travels to the Yukon Territory without proper clothing‚ the use of a sled‚ or companions. He has no

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    Intellectual Reasoning vs. Instinct It has been said from Plato onward that man’s reasoning is his highest faculty and makes him superior to animals. In the short story "To Build a Fire‚" by Jack London‚ man’s intellectual reasoning ability is regarded as “second class” to that of the survival mechanism that is embedded within humans and animals alike. This survival mechanism is sometimes referred to as instinct. If solely depended on‚ man’s intellectual reasoning may be clouded‚ imprudent and

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    Jack London: Biography

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    Jack London : Biography      "You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club" (BrainyQuote). This is one of Jack London’s more well known quotes. Jack London was born as John Griffith Chaney on January 12‚ 1876‚ in San Francisco("Jack London"). His mother was Flora Wellman and his father was suspected to be astrologer William H. Chaney‚ who denied his paternity and abandoned London’s mother(Wilson). London was suckled‚ or nursed‚ by an ex-slave named Virginia Prentiss‚ who

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    Jack London Tone

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    In “War” by Jack London‚ the setting taking place in a war and the steamy temperature is significant to the text because it develops the tone in the story which is concerned. First‚ the setting taking place in a war develops the tone because it is very hot where the war is taking place‚ the heat is almost unbearable. The narrator is constantly battling the heat in the story. Jack London writes‚ “The ban of his cavalryman’s hat was fresh stained with sweat. The roan horse under him was likewise wet

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