Jack Hudston
What compels people to live? What motivates people to wake up in the morning and go on living their so called merry lives? Many would say it is their God, and others, their will to make a difference in the world. The truth is; it is the human mind that is set to learn new things and explore new possibilities that keeps humans active and moving. After reading To Build a Fire and A Blizzard Under Blue Sky I discovered it is the desire to understand nature that drew the characters, in each story, to nature. It was their desire to accomplish something in nature that attracted them to it. On the flip side it was the depth of understanding nature that determined how successful they would be in their given situation.In To Build a Fire the character was educated, and had a general understanding of nature. The man was eager to explore nature and wanted a challenge, in return for this challenge he expected something. He expected to achieve an internal feeling of success and gratitude. This is what compelled the man to take on such a terrifying journey. This man would never have taken this journey had he not been partially guaranteed a reward for his hard work. The same reasoning, as to why people explore nature, may be applie
It is important to note that in London’s essay the man is not a failure, but simply the result of a bad attitude, and inexperience mixed with bad luck. It is the little things that were missing that caused the man to die. In many minds he accomplished what he set out to do and that was attempting to cross the frozen earth. People need to know their limits and stick to them; this is exactly what the lady in Houston’s story did. It was the little things like knowing what you are capable of, and having a good attitude that enable you to succeed in a situation. If people did not believe they stood a chance of getting something from nature they would not attempted to go to it. One thing is for certain; if we strive for it, use our knowledge, good attitude, and ability to make the best with situations, we will have a great time and likely get a lot out of life.
Some topics in this essay:
Build Fire,
Blue Sky,
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build fire,
Blizzard Blue,
blizzard blue sky,
attitude ability,
blizzard blue,
blue sky,
ability act,
knowledge attitude ability,
understanding nature,
ability act efficiently,
camping trip,
explore nature,
act efficiently situations,
ability analyze,
nature help,
ability analyze situation,
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Approximate Word count = 1236
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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