The story of "To build a Fire- by Jack London is about one mans lack of ability to survive under extremely harsh conditions. ... I felt that Jack London wrote it more like an instruction manual of survival than a story, as he repeatedly attempts to teach the reader survival techniques such as building fires, avoiding dangerous springs, and navigating a creek. ... This idea is also evident with Jack London's character development or the narrator. ... However, I believe that this was a secondary theme and all it did was give Jack London a forum to write his winter survival guide. I think ...

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Jack London lived during the Progressive Era (end of the 19th, beginning of the 20thcentury). ... On January 12, 1879, Jack London was born in San Francisco as an illegitimate child. ... He was named John Griffith London, which he later changed to the pen name Jack London. ... This romance and beast fable is the most famous and widely read of Jack London's novels. ... Call of the Wild is only one of many stories, which will never let us forget Jack London. ...

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Literature by Jack London 1900 The Son of the Wolf This book centers on the exploits of Malemute Kid, who dispenses crude but unerring justice through his cunning understanding of the people of this raw frontier territory. ... Responding to a review that took him to task for his realism, Jack London wrote, "I have had these experiences and it was out of these experiences, plus a fairly intimate knowledge of prize-fighting in general that I wrote "The Game". ... The familiarity of London's boxing writing testifies to its profound influence on later literary commentators on the sport,...

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There is no questioning Jack London's unique writing style that is hardly matched by authors; a piece written by London stands out in a way that restricts people from being able to ask if London wrote the book (Cooper 253). ... Becoming one of America's most significant writers is not something Jack London woke up one day and became; his life is the sole factor describing how he rose to his level of renowned expertise (Foner 225). ... Jack London's slave driven experience in the factory served for inspiration in his story, The Apostate, which is a story geared towards the dehum...

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Jack London 1876-1916 "I would rather be ashes than dust! ... Jack London was the most flamboyant literary representative of the Strenuous Age in America. ... Jack London grew up in the slum area of Oakland, California, a place which he later called "the cellar of society." ... On September 7, 1876, Flora Wellman married John London, a widower with two daughters of his own, from whom her son Jack took his name. ... On November 22, 1916, Jack London died gastrointestinal uremia poisoning. ...

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Response on Jack London's "To Build A Fire " After reading "To Build A Fire " I came to the conclusion that there are two main points that Jack London is trying to make. One is the mans knowledge with the environment, and the other is his relationship with the dog. The man was very ignorant to w...

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Essay one: Short story analysis Methodology Approach to "To Build a Fire" In this essay a Formalist (New Critical) approach is being employed in an analysis of Jack London's "To Build a Fire." ... (Charles Darwin) As an outstanding practitioner of naturalistic fiction, Jack London depicts the Darwinian perspective of Natural Selection and the Survival of the Fittest in "To Build a Fire." ... As the story progresses London introduces the other main character of this story, a big native husky. ... (London 490) London is showing what makes one creature more likely to survive ...

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Jack London was admired by many and thought only to live his life to the fullest, by whatever means necessary. ... Jack left school at the age of 14 and began work as a seaman, rode in freight trains, and adopted socialistic views. ... The Road (1907), a collection of short stories, inspired later writers like John Steinbeck and Jack Kerouac. ... By 1904 Jack London was the author of 10 books. ... Jack was ahead of his time in many, if not all, of his writings. ...

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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London, tells a story of a man traveling alone with his dog (Husky dog) through the Yukon Valley to reunite with some friends of his. Him being a "new-comer", a "chechaquo," who ignores the advice from the Old Timer (the precautions of traveling in weather below 50 degrees and later during the journey recalls and wished he had not,) which London portrays his main character is being ignorant and underestimating nature in the end can end up in a tragedy. ... In the beginning, London portrays the man (protagonist) as a smart but ignorant b...

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In this essay, I will explain the specific focus and emphasis of Jack London's naturalism in his text "To Build a Fire ". London is one of the most famous American naturalistic authors. ... In the present paragraph, I am going to compare some elements of his text "The Second Choice" with Jack London's "To Build a Fire". ... One of the major contrasts is the fact that London puts emphasis on the instinct while Dreiser does not. ... To finish, I would say that I definitively preferred London's naturalism to Dreiser's one. ...

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Jack London (1876-1916) was easily the most successful and best-known writer in America in the first decade of the 20th century. ... "He was among the most influential people of his day, who understood how to use the media to market his self-created image of a once poor boy to now famous writer"(biography of Jack London). ... Because Flora was ill, for eight months Jack was raised by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss. Late in 1876, Flora married John London, a partially disabled Civil War veteran, who adopted Jack. The family moved around the Bay area for a while before settling in Oakland, where...

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After reading "To Build a Fire," by Jack London, I sat still for a few minutes reminiscing about things that I was told in my youth. ... I take away a lot from this amazing short story written by Jack London, but the message that stands out the most is slow down and listen, and it might pay off in the long run....

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In this paper it will portray Jack London's life and his experiences. Jack London's life experiences in his writing, voyages, and adventures have influenced his writing in many different ways. ... Jack London's childhood was one of loneliness, insecurity, and deprivation. ... In Jack London's literary career he was known as a novelist, short story writer, and political essayist. ... Jack London returned home to Oakland to work to establish his fame. ...

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Jack London (1876-1916) was easily the most successful and best-known writer in America in the first decade of the 20th century. ... "He was among the most influential people of his day, who understood how to use the media to market his self-created image of a once poor boy to now famous writer"(biography of Jack London). ... Because Flora was ill, for eight months Jack was raised by an ex-slave, Virginia Prentiss. Late in 1876, Flora married John London, a partially disabled Civil War veteran, who adopted Jack. The family moved around the Bay area for a while before settling in Oakland, where...

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Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman use naturalism in "To Build a Fire" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" to show the human instincts that are brought about when people are faced with struggles. The Protagonist in Jack London's "To Build a Fire" is confronted with all three aspects of naturalism. ... It knew that it was no time for traveling" (London, 1340). ... That there should be anything more to it than that was a thought that never entered his head" (London, 1340). ... Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman both use naturalistic themes throughout their short stories "To Build a ...

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She was found lying down on the old cobblestones in London. ... This day was a day of a double murder in London. ... They were supposedly living on Gower Street in London. ... She came to London's Bermondsey district at the age of two. ... During 1888 in autumn a killer terrorized london. ...

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The story of "To build a Fire- by Jack London is about one mans lack of ability to survive under extremely harsh conditions. ... I felt that Jack London wrote it more like an instruction manual of survival than a story, as he repeatedly attempts to teach the reader survival techniques such as building fires, avoiding dangerous springs, and navigating a creek. ... This idea is also evident with Jack London's character development or the narrator. ... However, I believe that this was a secondary theme and all it did was give Jack London a forum to write his winter survival guide. I think ...

• Word Count: 473
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• Grade Level: High School

In "To Build a Fire," by Jack London, a man (who is only referred to as "man" in the story), ignores the warnings of weathered prospectors and travels alone, into the Yukon wilderness during a severely cold winter. ... (London) The combination of several reasons, such as the weather and environment, causes the death of the man. ...

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All of Jack London's stories are baser on personal experiences, which shows that he is fascinated by pain and nature. ... However, Chaney refused to acknowledge London as his own. Afterwards, "Flora married John London, a Civil War veteran, who had recently moved to San Francisco, eight months after Jack was born."" ... As a journalist, Jack covered the Russo-Japanese War for the Hearst newspapers in 1904, and in 1914, he covered the Mexican Revolution for Collier's. In 1900, Jack married his math tutor and friend, Bess Maddern. ...

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One of the most famous serial killers of all time lived in London, he was known as Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper real name is unknown, date of birth and death is also unknown but who was really Jack the Ripper? ... I love my work and want to start again soon" Good Luck Yours Truly Jack the Ripper. ... Jack the Ripper took his time with Mary Kelly, a beautiful young 25 years old. ... The detectives of London has been baffled, over the years of these ghastly murders, there have been arguments to different theories to who was Jack the Ripper. ...

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Buck, the main character of Jack London's novel, loses his family in the first chapter of the novel; similarly Jack London began living on his own at the young age of fourteen. ... Both Jack and Buck lived in an environment where there was a struggle for survival in the second chapter of Jack London's novel. ... Like Jack London, Buck became very successful within his trade. ... Since Buck is a reflection of Jack London himself it is apparent that London felt he had finally reached greatness. ... Throughout the Story, Call of the Wild, Jack London showed us his personal ability to c...

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Jack London, the books" author, uses descriptive language and poetic elements to enhance your outlook on the book. ... In Chapter 5 of the "Call of the Wild", Jack London shows, and doesn't tell you about the beautiful spring weather that Buck and the rest of the characters are traveling through. ... Jack London did a stunning job using them, and I"m pretty sure someone could not duplicate this feat. ... Jack London has done a great job with this book, and I appreciate that very much. ... In conclusion, I fell Jack London did a superb job on the "Call of the Wild". ...

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Jack the Ripper was responsible for five murders in Victorian London in the 1880's. Jack the Ripper sexually mutilated 5 English prostitutes in East London. ... The West End of London is where Mary Jane Kelly worked for the more wealthy folk. ... He used Jack the Ripper to make his readers feel uncomfortable in the dark. His writings about Jack the Ripper were important because of the writer he was. ...

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"To Build a Fire" is a short story that has been written by Jack London. ... Jack London establishes the atmosphere of the setting in his writing that leads readers to understand the man causes his own death. ...

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• Grade Level: High School