... boys made a shelter, obtained food, cooked it, and stayed warm with a fire. Whereas the boys in Lost in the Barrens, by Farley Mowat, were able to survive using the environment, for the man in "To Build a Fire", by Jack London, was unable to do so. The man in this novel was unable to overcome several life-threatening problems and did not survive. The man was trying ... lack of knowledge of his environment and his inability to create a fire cause his death, he could not overcome his problems. The man in "To Build a Fire", by Jack London, had a disadvantage of being unable to adapt to the...

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