"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. ... Any man who was a man could travel alone" (London 804). Soon after the tree avalanche collapsed on his fire (by foolishly he build another fire under the spruce tree, after his feet get wet and freeze, cause the fire is off.) London writes "If he had only had a trail-mate he would have been in no danger now," (a trail-mate would able to build another fire, like he has help the dog release the ice off its ...

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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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"To Build a Fire" is a short story that has been written by Jack London. ... He decides to build a fire for warmth. ... Immediately he tries to build a fire again, but he fails due to frostbitten fingers. ... Internal and external conflicts of the story "To Build a Fire" are resolved in nature's favor. 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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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. ... In reading "To Build a Fire," there were several things that intrigued me. ... 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 "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. ... For instance, he should not have built the fire under the spruce tree. ... The trail-mate can build the fire for him. ... At the end of the story, he is unable to build a fire. ...

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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 ...

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"To Build a Fire," by Jack London is about a man who is seeking to find his friends in the Yukon Territory in Alaska. ... The central idea of "To Build a Fire" is to think before you act and not to make impulse decisions. ... The dog is able to survive due to his instinct of biting the ice that formed in between his toes and other various intuitions, while the man builds a fire under a spruce tree whose branches are filled with snow. ... The point of view in Jack London's, "To Build a Fire," is told by a narrator who shares the ideas and thoughts of the man who is making is way throu...

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Specifically, Jack London does an exceptional job of depicting the setting throughout the particular story "To Build a Fire" as if the setting is a character itself. Moreover, in "To Build a Fire," without setting there would be no story initially taking place. ... For instance, the opening line of "To Build a Fire" sets the setting and tone by stating "Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray" (London 127). ... Immediately in "To Build a Fire", a reader can easily speculate that the environment is essentially a predetermined fat...

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In the story by Jack London, To Build a Fire, the main character learns a hard lesson of reality, when he meets his fate. ... By the end of his situation, any warmth, whether by the sleep of death or fire, was all the man could think about. ... When the time came to build a fire to survive the first accident in the water, his irresponsibility essentially cost him his life. He forgot to build a fire promptly after he got wet, which made it extremely difficult build one after it. ... In some situations, people have escaped their fate, but for the man in London's story, he was not as lucky, ...

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To Build a Fire by Jack London is a story about man versus nature. ... The theme of To Build a Fire may be learned by a study of its plot structure. ... London claims that the man was, "not much into thinking." ... In To Build a Fire, the rising action is the man's journey on the Yukon trail. ... He builds the fire under a tree, and the snow falls from the branches and puts out his fire. ...

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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 ". ... In London's text "To Build a Fire ", I have observed that he puts a specific focus on "man against the elements of nature". ... The other point that London seems to put emphasis on in his text "To Build a Fire " is the instincts of the man's dog. ... 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". ... To conclude, I would say that in London's "To Build a Fire", t...

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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's short story "To Build a Fire" takes place in the Yukon wilderness during a cold snap. ... The setting in "To Build a Fire" is very important to the overall theme of the story. Jack London sets the tone of the story with the few words of the story which state that the "day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray" (254). ... As the man is trying to warm his wet limbs by a fire, the bough of the tree above him "capsize its load of snow" and snuff out the fire (265). The man is then left with no fire and limbs which are quickly...

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The protagonists in London's "To Build a Fire" and Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" are both faced with the three aspects of naturalism; Man vs. ... 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. ... The snow falls and puts out his fire, and he has no more matches to build another fire. ... Jack London and Charlotte Perkins Gilman...

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Stephen Crane and Jack London are both writers of Naturalism, but the two authors have different styles of naturalism. Crane's "The Open Boat" and London's "To Build a Fire" are two stories that approach the idea of naturalism in different methods. ... In the story "To Build a Fire," the conflict is between the man, with his lack of instinct, and nature itself. ... However, the man in "To Build a Fire" seems to be at fault for everything that happens to him because of his so called bad luck. ... The man falls through the snow and builds a fire under a spruce tree which causes the...

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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. ... Then at the last moment word came that the house was on fire. ... Worse yet, there was talk that the fire had 5 been deliberately set, perhaps by someone close to the London family. ... On November 22, 1916, Jack London died gastrointestinal uremia poisoning. ...

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Naturalism: To Build a Fire When people think of naturalism most think of nature lovers or people who like nature. ... In Jack London's To Build a Fire, the environment in which surrounds him is crucial to the story, he is caught within forces of nature in which he has no control, and that is why this story is great at depicting naturalism. ... "It grew like an avalanche, and it descended without warning upon the man and the fire, and the fire was blotted out!" This is a perfect example; this fate was not the choosing of the man he had no understanding or intuition that the snow i...

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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 is best known for his books, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence." ... "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 m...

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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 is best known for his books, The Call of the Wild, White Fang, and The Sea-Wolf, and a few short stories, such as "To Build a Fire" and "The White Silence." ... "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 m...

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Ernest Hemingway's novella "The Old Man and the Sea" and Jack London's short story "To build a Fire" put both powers on display. ... The main character in "To Build a Fire" finds comfort in the fire that he builds. ... Christ surrendured to defeat similar to the way that Santiago and the man in Jack London's story took defeat. While the images of the crucifixtion are not as apparent in "To Build a Fire" the way that the man handled death matches the way Christ handled death. ... The man in "To Build a Fire" thinks about his boys coming to find him and the comfort of the slee...

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In the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London the cold outdoor setting is what determines the outcome of the story. ... If the weather had been normal or if "the man" had a partner with him in the setting of London's story, then the outcome would have been completely different and altered the story altogether. ... In London's story "the man" shows an act of heroism by trying to not think about the conditions he is encountering. ... Towards the beginning of London's story it seems as if "the man" is going to defeat the setting and make it through alright! ...

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The Nature of Instinct In "How to Build a Fire" Jack London characterizes a man and his dog traveling a Yukon trail. ... (London 223) The dog "knew that is was no time for traveling. ... He tries and tries to light a fire to thaw himself. When he finally gets the fire lit a tree bow breaks, lands directly on the fire, and puts it out. ... (London 239) The dog howled a while and "then it turned and trotted up the trail in the direction of the camp it knew, where were other food-providers and fire-providers." ...

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(Naturalism Handout) Stephen Crane and Jack London are both true naturalist authors. In Crane's "The Open Boat" and London's "To Build a Fire" (repr. ... The correspondent expresses this idea when he says that "he understands that if he were given another opportunity he would mend his conduct and his words, and be better and brighter during an introduction, or at tea." (917) The man in "To Build a Fire" is self absorbed and over confident and shows no respect for the surroundings in which he has just intruded upon. ... Though the man in "To Build a Fire" losses his struggle in ...

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Animal in "To Build A Fire" In Jack London's "To Build A Fire," the different characteristics and natures of man and dog are evident. ... The dog questions the man's authority and commands, wanting to seek shelter and build a fire. ... When the man finally is defeated by the cold the dog waits for him to build a fire, confused at why he has not done so yet. The dog finally acknowledges that the man is dead and doesn't stay with him but turns around and continues on the path to the camp it knew "where were the other food providers and fire providers." ...

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From the story "To Build A Fire" by Jack London, is where I believe a sense of a universal theme is created. ... "The dog had learned fire, and it wanted fire, or else to burrow under the snow and cuddle its warmth away from the air." The dog, without having the knowledge really of what a fire was, desired one and needed the warmth of one, just to survive. ...

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