To Build a Fire
To Build a Fire, written and published by Jack London. Originally published on May 29, 1902. Set in the northwestern side of Canada, the Yukon territory to be precise. A place where the cold winter has arrived and the wilderness of that harsh winter. Where for months the sun cannot be seen. That place is extremely isolated and is dark even during noon. The story follows an unnamed man, the author, London. Calls him only by “The man.” He is the only human protagonist, but he has a companion, his dog. Who also the author refused to give him a name. The author also mentioned “the man’s buddies” while they don’t participate in the plot, “the man’s buddies” are what considered a motivation for “the man” to keep moving. And escaping the harsh coldness and being with his buddies is the main goal or “plot” of this story. However, midway through the story his main goal shifted to more about surviving the storm and less about catching up with his buddies. As the harsh coldness kept …show more content…
Life is important, that is why the thought of it ending, or terminated is despised upon. And because of that, many people developed a coping mechanism to deal with the fact that death is unavoidable. The most popular way of coping with death is the belief of afterlife. From Christianity to Islam to Hindu to the Jewish religion. They all believe in the afterlife, and believing in it helps them anticipate it and endure it. “The most prevalent strategy for dealing with death is, of course, a believe that it doesn’t really exist, that life continues beyond the grave.” (Themes of the humanities PART 3, Page 390. Belief of the Afterlife.) Another common way to deal with death, is by avoiding talking about it. As in death talk can be dark and depressing, and avoiding this subject can push that thought away and make them believe that there is too much plenty of time to worry about
To Build a Fire, written and published by Jack London. Originally published on May 29, 1902. Set in the northwestern side of Canada, the Yukon territory to be precise. A place where the cold winter has arrived and the wilderness of that harsh winter. Where for months the sun cannot be seen. That place is extremely isolated and is dark even during noon. The story follows an unnamed man, the author, London. Calls him only by “The man.” He is the only human protagonist, but he has a companion, his dog. Who also the author refused to give him a name. The author also mentioned “the man’s buddies” while they don’t participate in the plot, “the man’s buddies” are what considered a motivation for “the man” to keep moving. And escaping the harsh coldness and being with his buddies is the main goal or “plot” of this story. However, midway through the story his main goal shifted to more about surviving the storm and less about catching up with his buddies. As the harsh coldness kept …show more content…
Life is important, that is why the thought of it ending, or terminated is despised upon. And because of that, many people developed a coping mechanism to deal with the fact that death is unavoidable. The most popular way of coping with death is the belief of afterlife. From Christianity to Islam to Hindu to the Jewish religion. They all believe in the afterlife, and believing in it helps them anticipate it and endure it. “The most prevalent strategy for dealing with death is, of course, a believe that it doesn’t really exist, that life continues beyond the grave.” (Themes of the humanities PART 3, Page 390. Belief of the Afterlife.) Another common way to deal with death, is by avoiding talking about it. As in death talk can be dark and depressing, and avoiding this subject can push that thought away and make them believe that there is too much plenty of time to worry about