heredity‚ a sordid environment‚ and/or a good deal of bad luck” (7). Hence‚ the authors of naturalism often produce stories with twisted plots in which their protagonists encounter many obstacles and setbacks by nature‚ and these predicaments often injure or even take the characters’ lives. Of the many works in The Norton Anthology‚ I find the work “To Build A Fire” represents this literature movement best. The author‚ Jack London‚ skillfully engages his readers by reflecting this notion on his characters
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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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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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To Build a Fire The short story "To build a Fire" by Jack London‚ tells about the relationship between man and nature. The story takes place in the Yukon during one of the long night. The main character who is unnamed travels with a dog along a small trail to a mining camp. The man leaves against the advice of a local and after a short time realizes that he should have waited. The temperature is extremely cold because the mans spit freezes before it hits the ground. The main obstacle of his journey
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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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Francisco. Jack London is most well-known for his novels Call of the Wild and White Fang. The novels and the short story “To Build a Fire” share a similar theme of survival in the wildernerness. London’s “To Build A Fire” is a story about a man and a dog traveling the Yukon trail. In the story the man is struggling to survive the harsh environment of the Klondike. “To Build a Fire” is a naturalistic story‚ influenced by scientific determinism as well as by Darwin’s theory of evolution because London
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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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Campos 1 Bryan Campos Mr. Fournier American Literature 27 February‚ 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
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unnamed man states‚ “There were no trees‚ no shrubs‚ no grasses‚-naught but a tremendous and terrible desolation that sent fear swiftly dawning into his eyes.” This makes the reader really endower the situation the men are dealing with. Also in “To Build a Fire” London adds‚ “It certainly was cold‚ he concluded‚ as he rubbed his numb nose and cheekbones.” This makes the reader really feel what the man is going through and realise the harshness of nature. From what I and many other readers have discovered
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