Introduction Jack London had already established himself as a popular writer when his story "To Build a Fire" appeared in the Century Magazine in 1908. This tale of an unnamed man’s disastrous trek across the Yukon Territory near Alaska was well received at the time by readers and literary critics alike. While other works by London have since been faulted as overly sensational or hastily written‚ "To Build a Fire" is still regarded by many as an American classic. London based the story on his own travels
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well-renowned author with titles including White Fang and his most famous novel: The Call of the Wild. London gains his reputation with his style of writing which builds interest in the reader while relating what the characters are facing in the story. This style is also seen in his brilliant short story "To Build a Fire." In "To Build a Fire‚" London helps the reader to relate to the story by introducing themes that humanity must deal with at some point in its life; ignorance‚ life-or-death decisions
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destination of the left fork of Henderson Creek‚ the protagonist’s body feels numb from head to toe. The man and his dog walk miles in the bitter cold trying to stay alive. Walking aside from the main Yukon trail in the cold winter midday‚ without the sun beating down giving the protagonist heat‚ he feels frozen as if he has not seen the sun in days. Jack London‚ the author of To Build A Fire‚ goes into immense detail throughout the story to draw his readers into the setting of the crisp winter chill
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2015 “To Build A Fire”‚ Naturalism Essay When Jack London wrote "To Build a Fire" he embraced the idea of naturalism because it mirrored the events of daily life . Naturalism displayed how humans had to be cautious at every corner because at anytime death could be there‚ waiting for them to make a mistake and forfeit their lives . He used naturalism‚ the most realistic literary movement‚ to show how violent and uncaring nature really is and how no matter what you do nature will always be there
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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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extreme cold and beauty of Alaska. It tells us how this unusual man handles his first winter since he moved in to the Yukon‚ apparently the cold was not an inconvenience for him. The six feet of ice and snow did not frighten him. He continued his trip and left the place believing that he will be completely fine even if people around him knew that this times were not in any way safe to be traveling. And even less to travel alone. Clearly the man thought he had enough experience to go in to this endeavor
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The Nature of Conflict Conflict: Varied Perspectives; Belief Systems and Values; Interests There is‚ perhaps‚ nothing more common than conflict. As a mediator‚ conflict may constructively be viewed as resulting from: • varied perspectives on the situation; • differing belief systems and values resulting from participant’s accumulated life experience and conditioning; and • differing objectives and interests. Effectively dealing with conflict requires the expression and management of
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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 the Yukon. The man is on his
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Human Nature One thing that most people have is the natural instinct to sense danger‚ and the need for survival. As you grow up and watch others you will pick up on certain things here and there‚ but for the most part instinct comes from the drive to survive under any circumstances. If you are put in a situation where you become desperate‚ you will do things you would not usually do otherwise. Say you get thrown into a pool and you have no idea how to swim‚ your first instinct will be to scream
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