The narrator from “To Build a Fire” allows his dignity and pride to impair his judgement. The narrator is a newcomer to the harsh terrain of Alaska and is trying to adapt to the environment but, “The trouble with him was he was without imagination. He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significance.”(London 126). The narrator's lack of imagination is an example …show more content…
The narrator is not comfortable with having a blind house guest and exclaims, “His being blind bothered me. My idea of blindness came from movies, the blind moved slowly and never laughed. Sometimes they were led by seeing-eyed dogs. A blind man in my house was not something I looked forward to.”(Carver 104). The narrator begins to judge someone off of a movie rather than getting to know them as person, demonstrating his unwillingness to open up. The narrator begins to belittle his wife's blind friend which