Opinion essay about the story ‘To build a fire’ by Jack London. ‘To build a fire’ is a psychological story generally about the struggle of a man with himself and with the nature of Yukon. And it has forced me to think about my attitude to life. But now I’d like to reflect on how might the story have been different if the man had treated his dog like a pet! “To build a fire” is a marvelous short story set in the Yukon. The opening setting is the early morning and the middle of winter somewhere in
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more than fifty fiction and nonfiction novels‚ hundreds of short stories‚ and numerous articles. Most of his writing that involves adventure is about adventures that he personally experiences in his own lifetime. London’s most famous book‚ The Call of the Wild‚
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Ever since the beginning of time‚ man has been intrigued by the power and sheer beauty of nature. From‚ the mountains to the desert or even the cold of Alaska‚ stories of man fighting the dangers of the wild have been recorded. In Jack London’s short story‚ To Build a Fire‚ he tells a tale of an unnamed man and his dog fighting through the barren Alaskan wilderness. The man‚ unexpecting of the power of the cold‚ ignoring the warnings he has received‚ brutes his way through the wilderness to meet
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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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In the novel Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ the main character Buck goes through a behavioral change throughout his journey in the Klondike. Bucks change of attitude and behavior in the novel is what makes up Bucks call of the wild. Throughout the novel from the point when Buck is taken away from his home at Santa Clara Valley‚ California to when John Thornton’s camp is attacked‚ Buck is trying to reach his wild side of his life and at the same time leave his domesticated life behind in the past
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In many of Jack London’s stories‚ he displays the constant struggle between man and nature. In the short fiction‚ “To Build a Fire‚” London demonstrates the human race’s inability to listen to nature when needed. The opening of “To Build a Fire” uses vivid imagery‚ giving you a strong idea of the cold and harsh weather. “There was no sun nor hint of sun‚ though there was not a cloud in the sky.” this sentence alone could set chills to the reader. (London 127-137) The imagery is meant to bring
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to concede defeat and realize that nature is an environment in which the 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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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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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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fifty degrees below zero Yukon in Canada be considered? To travel in a foreign land without any people within a mile is quite a dangerous and ignorant idea‚ yet doing this in weather that is fifty degrees below zero is absurd. Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” depicts a man with nothing but a husky and a couple of biscuits traveling in the Yukon‚ and he dies while trying to survive this journey‚ for he faces adversity by traveling in brutal weather‚ by having to make crucial decisions‚ and by fighting
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