In the short story, “How to Build a Fire,” the author (Jack London) crafts two characters. One is static while the other one is dynamic. The story takes place in the coldest parts of Alaska. A man followed the gold rush there, and finds himself in the middle of Alaska alone with a dog. The dog always thinks of him as the food and fire provider. While the dog doesn’t change the whole story (stays static) the man’s idea of the trip and his thoughts and mind change (dynamic). In the story the dog is the static character and the man is dynamic. In the story it explains that the dog knows that the man is just the food and fire provider, and that’s all he thinks about him. At the end of the story when the man dies it says (speaking about the dog)
