Deepak Chopra once said‚ “The masculine energy was about survival. The male was the hunter who risked his life and had to be in the fight-flight mode.” When pertaining to survival‚ the main character in “To Build a Fire” by Jack London failed to follow three main steps in Laurence Gonzales’ nonfiction trade book‚ “Deep Survival.” The main character failed to stay calm‚ to think‚ analyze‚ and plan‚ and to never give up during his trek through the pure‚ untrampled white snow. One reason the main character
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第 4卷 第 6期 2006年 12月 红河学院学报 Jouna l ofH onghe University Vo.l 4 No 6 . Dec 2006 . The D esire for H um an ity in The Ca ll of the Wild LIU F u- qin * ( Fore ign Language D epart en‚t H onghe university M engzi 661100‚ China) m ‚ Abstr ac t The Ca ll of theW ild is one of the masterpieces of Jack London. The hero Buck is a dog This artic le a i s at an ex2 : ‚ ‚ . m p lorattion of the desire for hum an ity in the novel through Buck. s return ing to the w ild It analyzes the wr iting
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Being the leader of a wolf pack is all about being big‚ strong‚ and tough. Buck‚ from The Call of the Wild‚ was all of those things. He knocked Spitz‚ the alpha‚ out of the way. So‚ how did Buck do it? Buck was a strong and tough dog. However‚ he didn’t start that way. Being around his team‚ helped him to become stronger. All of the intense fights‚ over food or higher power paid off. Strength was extremely important because it gave him a reputation since it won him fights. These gory and ugly fights
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Follow Your Instincts In this particular short story‚ author Jack London introduces a man and a dog on foot traveling to reach a specific destination in very rigid temperatures in a sub-polar area. The man who is never named can be characterized as determined‚ full of procrastination‚ and downright naïve. At the beginning of the reading‚ the story starts off as an adventurous journey with a man and a dog who are trying to reach a location where the “boys” are by six o’clock. It does not seem
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boiling cauldron. Her hands twitched‚ avoiding the heat of the flames. Then‚ as quickly and carefully as she could‚ she threw the flaming piece towards the haystack. Consequently‚ the far end of the room burst into flames. The witches howled as the fire spread wildly from the haystack to the window curtains. The window curtains to a pile of books. The pile of books to the parchment that lined the top shelves of the kitchen. “Aghhh! Grab the buckets of water! Save the books! Sarrah‚ get off the floor
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Ami built the evening fire to a roaring inferno‚ and as the bright orange flames filled the summit‚ licking with vigour at the darkening sky‚ the shadows danced like nymphs on the stone walls in a frenetic display. Soon‚ the fires would recede‚ leaving behind a bed of molten-red embers. Their invitingly warm glow would safeguard against the savage chill of the Arthe night. Her father and Umonakalisi had not strayed from the summit since their earlier discussion‚ and it seemed they would not be returning
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Quick‚ break the hourglass!” I roared. Without question‚ the maidens immediately obeyed‚ tearing the glass from the statue’s grip and tossing it to the floor. Instantly the glass shattered to pieces. “Good!” I shouted‚ jumping closer to the statue as fire enclosed all around. We all waited in silence‚ staring at the pile of sand‚ but nothing was forthcoming. We were still trapped. “I don’t understand. The man said that was the final step!” “What do we do?!” the maiden’s cried. Then‚ like lightning
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Theme. The author of this short story is none other than Jack London. One of the most influential novelists of his age‚ Jack London was the author who wrote “Call of the Wild” and “White Fang”. Both books were excellent and even share some similarities with the story‚ “To Build a Fire”‚ which is the story we are going to discuss. “To Build a Fire” is a story of a man fighting the harsh weather of the Yukon with only his dog‚ where he is ultimately defeated by it. This story has a strong Naturalistic
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This film is about the beginning of the economic crisis in 2008. It shows the dilemmas and decisions that were made and how it affected every one of the actors of the US economy From the analysis of this film‚ a great ethical dilemma arises during the development of the plot: is it possible to do something outside the law for the common good of society? In the world of finance it is not only necessary to have a code of ethics to show the rightful path‚ but also a moral code that makes one take the
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The Power of the Primitive “Old longings nomadic leap‚ chafing at custom’s chain‚ again from its brumal sleep‚ wakens the ferine strain.”(London 3). In the book The Call of the Wild Jack London writes the story of a California dog‚ Buck‚ thrown into the harsh Northland climate. During his time in the Yukon‚ Buck starts to return to his primitive roots. On his journey‚ Buck meets John Thornton‚ a gold-seeker. Buck learns to love Thornton. Thornton is the only thing keeping Buck tied to mankind
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