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    To build a fire

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    Jan 2014 The Principle of Surviving The term surviving means different things to different people. The definition of surviving means to remain healthy‚ happy‚ and unaffected in spite of an occurrence or struggle. In the story ’To Build a Fire’ by Jack London‚ the main character is seen as a survivor; or a person who is unaffected by an endeavor. He has the skirmish with nature in this story‚ and he loses that battle. He doesn’t meet his objective of reaching the cabin in Henderson Creek

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    To Build a Fire The bone-chilling cold in To Build a Fire effects the main character‚ an unnamed man‚ and inevitably kills him. The unnamed man takes his chances in the wilderness by himself‚ with a half wild dog‚ even when told not to by an old prospector. The extremely cold temperature effects the basic motor function of his extremities. At 50 degrees below zero your hands will start to get frost bite and start to become nonfunctional. The man was taking his gloves off every once in a while

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    “To Build A Fire” ‚ a short story written by Jack London‚ tells the story of a man who takes a journey on the Yukon Territory. This short story focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the man‚ and how self-reliant he was. Jack London is saying that although individualism means to stay true to yourself‚ task risks‚ and be self-reliant‚ in some cases‚ you need to rely on someone else and take the advice of others. The man in the story took quite the risk- he went on this journey into the wilderness

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    Social Darwinism

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    understanding of Social Darwinism‚ Charles Darwin’s (On The Origin of Species) natural selection theory of biological evolution‚ derived from the plant and animal kingdoms‚ was applied to society as a whole by Herbert Spencer (Sociology). In nature‚ plants‚ animals‚ and organisms adapt‚ change or die. When applied to individuals and business‚ there are “losers” because those best equipped to be successful in the competition emerges as the “winner.” By the late 1800s Social Darwinism had become an important

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    To Build a Fire This story is by American author Jack London. The story is considered a prime example of the naturalist movement and of a Man vs. Nature conflict. It is also considered to be a reflection of his own life after his experiences in the Yukon Territory. This story demonstrates negative interactions because the man has not and does not prepare him for this journey. He is not respectful of the nature he can’t control‚ and he ignores the advice of those far more experienced than he.

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    British Empire’s success and wealth. The reasons for this sudden hunger to imperialize africa was due to social darwinism‚ nationalism‚ and the vast raw materials africa had to offer. This raid of european people had great to effect to the african people. The colonization of new land was not uncommon. The colonization of Africa was justified by Social Darwinism. The best example of social darwinism is in the poem‚ The White Man’s Burden ‚ which talks of the

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    HOW TO BUILD A FIRE In how to build a fire the main character fail in many different ways.one of the Way’s he failed in the story was the lack of knowledge of winter travelling.one of the other way he failed was experienced in extreme cold weather. The nature and the weather are one of the last things that killed him in the end. A thesis. the thoroughly analyze the character’s demise. In the story the lack of character knowledge of the land and winter traveling was a problem for him.

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    also a beautiful component of the earth. People view 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

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    During the first half of the semester‚ I have experienced some sort of literary awakening. Reading these short stories on my own probably would not have happened if not for Concepts of Literature. As you stand up in front of us during each class‚ asking us questions about our previous assignments‚ and barely get a single response I am disappointed. I see the long faces of my fellow students and think “What the HELL is the matter with you kids? These stories are damn interesting!” Unfortunately

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    In the short story “how to build a fire” Jack London is trying to send a message. I think Jack London’s message in this story is to not take things for granted and to always come prepared. In this story a guy goes on a nine hour journey in the Yukon. The temperature is 50 below zero.He should arrive at this campsite at 6:00 to go camping with his friends. On this journey he dies because he can’t bear the cold any longer. I think the guy in the story seems to always take his dog for granted. He

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