July 18, 2016
English 301
Professor T. Marchak
Analysis to build fire Fire consuming species
In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London he begins his fictional character in harsh elements of the winter cold. In these elements, the man is isolated from anyone. The man is attempting to reach a campsite miles away by a certain time. The cold condition causes spit to freeze before hitting the ground. None of the facts of nature seemed to worry the man. The man traveled with a dog companion (husky native to Alaska) with the following items; a snack, tobacco, and matches. The main character initiates his journey in a suspenseful mood, as he confronts problems; he falls in water, has a trouble starting the fire, fingers freeze. …show more content…
The man represents s fragile being who only power is instinct and fire. The authors use of symbols helped create the effect of a man who action deeds are more important in a setting of no people around a name is pointless to have. The significance of the man does not have a name is inducing deep question of human beings. The writer knows where our place our earth is and that is with other people back at the camp site. This the reader infers meanings that nature is not our enemy. the wolf that symbol nature did not eat the man after death instead the wolf did what it was supposed the instinct to keep surviving with fire. The significance of this was that his mind and body were isolated and the type of personality a character is a man who is contempt in being lonely. “No man is an island” and to ignore that physically. Furthermore to think they do not need anyone else’s prior experience is simply foolish. The wolf symbolizes nature and how well suited the dog was to live under these conditions. As the world left him in the end. Sybille can in an on …show more content…
the men who were wing was helpful effect question the man’s friendship why was he not with his friends why would he rather be alone with a wolf., the significance is in this is that there is more power with people the three men is greater than one man. Unity people are stronger.\because they own have each other self-interest the character was immediately in trouble from the rising action to climax the risk was immediately apparent and risking due to his shortcoming death show apparent blindness if his own mortality “There The imagery impact on the understanding the intelligence and what the writer means by imagination. The dogs as he was scraping he did it because he saw has the foresight to and image. Meaning that to have imagination at a time can be resourceful in cases. Without action intelligence is self, the wolf did take care of himself Do not lie to yourself from The character of the dog was the perfect contrast to the images of the character of the 3 men holes in over a fire, recoiling stories, like childhood campers. The man was missing this out and he had retreated going at this time. And along. “it made quick effort to lick the ice off its legs, then dropped down I the snow and began to bite out the ice to remain would mean sore feet” (London 836). Instinct a