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    shows realism in a unique way that related and reminded me of‚ "To Build a Fire"‚ by Jack London. Both of these passages represent realism in actual situations that could happen. Often times in adventurous stories like both of these the end of the story is always fantasized and turned into a long fantasy moment; whereas in these stories the ending of the story‚ ends just the way it would end in a realistic world. In /To Build a Fire/‚ the author could have either ended it with the man staying alive

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    as if the character was waiting for sleep‚ and would keep traveling in the cold and dark until they reached a place to sleep. This could also mean sleep as a final resting place‚ as death. The character will continue to travel a cold‚ dark and harsh path of life with his only companion of warmth‚ the horse‚ until he reaches his destination or rest‚ of sleep. Memorex - For me‚ this poem brought forth the memory of reading the short story‚ To Build a Fire. In both stories‚ the character was heading

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    Sometimes everyone feels like giving up‚ and the only thing a person can rely on is his will to survive. Giving up is admitting defeat‚ in every circumstance. In the story by Jack London‚ To Build a Fire‚ the main character learns a hard lesson of reality‚ when he meets his fate. The result came about because of many factors‚ mainly the man’s lack of psychological perserverance on the journey‚ as well as the harsh temperature and surroundings. If there was any hope for the man to survive these conditions

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    In the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London‚ there are three principal themes. They are respecting nature‚ and considering results of actions. The main theme‚ or universal truth‚ is heeding warnings. The themes are shown through the character and his actions. The main character in the story had an attitude that prevented him from heeding internal and external warnings. He did not respect nature’s power‚ and therefore he paid with his life.<br><br>His attitude was arrogant and careless. The man

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    Assignment 5-second topic One of the themes that the short story “To Build a Fire”‚ by Jack London‚ is representing to us is the dominance that nature have on man‚ and their internal mutual struggle. In this struggle sometimes as winner is leaving man‚ but sometimes nature. In this story the nature starts the battle by striking first. From the beginning it is imposing its dominance over the man. The extreme coldness is her best weapon which the nature is using constantly‚ and is surprising

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    In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ a man of inexperience‚ stubbornness‚ and lack of imagination embarks on the less traveled route of the Yukon trail without a companion or any means of survival resources at his disposal. In fact‚ the only necessity that was given an ounce of thought was the man’s lunch for that very evening‚ sticking close to his bare chest so the food would not freeze. The man‚ however‚ decided that his husky’s company would be enough of an aide as he makes his way

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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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    And even less to travel alone. Clearly the man thought he had enough experience to go in to this endeavor by himself in such cold‚ even if he was warned and told not to. His loyal dog was all he had and the last living thing he will ever see. “To Build a Fire” is a very descriptive and realistic story‚ where the protagonist fails to survive in such cold due to his own arrogance and overconfidence‚ proving that this weaknesses will only guide him to his own death. As we know Alaska is a land of coldness

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    writings he expressed the social and intellectual problems in the 1900s. London influenced many great writers through his different socialism ideas. His writings show the difficult issues for the time through race and class. Through his writing “To Build a Fire” London describes the difficulties of his own time in the Yukon Territory. The conflict of man vs. nature is expressed greatly through London’s’ work. The beginning of the story describes the day’s conditions in the Yukon. This freezing cold day

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    Sometimes people’s overconfidence can cause them to lead to horrible things in their lives. According to the short story‚ “To Build a Fire”‚ it says “That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country. And he laughed at him at the time!” In other words‚ the main character in this story had lots of confidence throughout this story and faces a serious situation that leads him to lose his life. A man from a place where he is

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