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    “The Open Boat” by Stephen Crane and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ both short stories written by naturalist authors‚ share a common theme: nature is completely indifferent to the suffering of humans. “The Open Boat” follows a group of men that are stranded in the ocean on a lifeboat after they have survived a shipwreck. The men’s main focus throughout the short story is to reach land safely‚ and they eventually do after having a few very close calls

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    Death and beatings‚ the most struggling events that require you to be able to persevere. In Call of The Wild‚ Buck deals with unwillingness loss and beatings that he will have to face. In contrast‚ most people have to deal with the passing of a friend or loved one every day‚ but my mother dealt with it for her first time. While a dog and a human may differ‚ they have some things in common‚ they both deal with the departure and pain and to accomplish it with perseverance. Even though animals are different

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    retain a "veneer of civilization" despite external pressures that threaten to release the "brute within.’" Discuss how this idea is evident in Crane’s “ The Open Boat” or in his poems OR how it is evident in Jack London’s "To Build a Fire." In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire‚” the man in the story finds himself in a battle against nature and an indifferent and deterministic universe. This man started out believing that he could brave and survive the cold and that the old man’s advice about travelling

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    "His Last Resort" In the short story "To Build a Fire‚" by Jack London‚ a newcomer crosses the treacherous Alaskan Yukon during the time of the gold rush‚ in a search to seek great fortune. Unfortunately‚ his failure to heed to the experienced old timer‚ as well his lack of knowledge resulted in him being unaware of the danger that faced him from within his surroundings. Thus‚ the theme of survival is conveyed through setting‚ sensory detail and characterization. Fifty degree below weather in

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    then you should Read call of the Wild by Jack London. They took about gold rush‚ sled dog team’s and a dog that lived in California. “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London was about a dog named Buck. Buck lived in califon. The gordiner sold Buck and shipt him off to the yukon to pall sleds he went therow 4 masters the 5 one was john thornton buck like him in tell the indians killed him then buck whose free. The theme power of primitive instincts is in the story call of the wild. There are many examples

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    famous American author who once said‚ “You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club” (Biography.com Editors). This is exactly what London did in his life. He chased adventure and used his experiences to form his writing. The Call of The Wild is London’s most well known piece of literature. In this novel‚ a few themes utilized by London are the struggle for dominance‚ powerful instincts‚ the rivalry between civilization and wilderness‚ and the idea of taking part in a group effort

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    courage...‚” Doug Cooper. A major theme in Jack London’s classic book‚ The Call of the Wild‚ is a quest to find one’s identity/journey‚ which is what Buck is doing throughout the whole story. Buck cannot just find his identity‚ he has to have the courage and strength to get through his journey to find it. At the beginning‚ Buck has to quickly adapt to his changing environments and stay safe on this quest he calls life. First‚ Buck has to learn to survive after he is abducted. For example

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    to have to persevere. Buck from Call of the Wild experienced some times when he needed to persevere. When he was beaten in training to be a wild dog and had to learned to obey by getting beaten. My mom also had to preserve by sticking through the pain of going through Thyroid cancer. In contrast they can both relate by having to go through the pain of being beaten or having cancer. Throughout life you’re going to go through some kind of conflict. In Call of the Wild‚ Buck had to preserver by going

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    To Build A Fire – Jack London Analysis Leno Bozzer Ms. A. Timmins ENG 2DAa February 10th‚ 2014 Questions: 1) In a paragraph of 3-5 sentences‚ prove that the introduction fulfills its purposes 2) From the three first paragraphs‚ quote three examples of foreshadowing. 3) Identity two flashbacks in the story. For each flashback‚ identify its purpose. 4) What is the main conflict in the story? Defend with examples from the plot. 1) All

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    partitioned into two classes: a work’s topical idea is the thing that perusers "ponder" and its topical explanation being "what the work says in regards to the subject.” To build a fire has three themes consisting of primitivity‚ man and natural world‚ and perseverance. First and furthermore‚ the first theme is primitivity. In "To Build a Fire‚" Jack London differentiates the primary character’s edified feeling of "judgment" against the wolf puppy’s more primitive "sense" (13). While the man’s judgment appears

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