Levi Talbert
To Build a Fire
Two perspective essay
When you read the title, “To Build a Fire” it might remind you of a handbook or instruction manual. Now, this does not mean that it might be an actual manual, but that it has the potential to expand your mind; providing you with lessons on life you that you might have not expected to be exposed to. Would you consider this to be an act of fate? This particular question that this book poses, is what the author, Jack London, really wants the reader to focus on. He forces the reader to consider the idea that nature’s true values are not meant to purposefully be taken into consideration for the overall well-being of humanity, if that makes sense. The personal ideas that a man creates within his own thoughts genuinely mean nothing when compared to the actions of the cold and vast Yukon. Imagine being stuck with only the following items: a biscuit to eat, matches, and a dog. You have been left with just these three items in negative fifty degree below zero weather. When analyzing this particular situation, it is …show more content…
He begins to think that he may have been right about never traveling alone. Then jumping to the conclusion that he will go and find his dog and kill him, because he thinks he can and that will save his life. But once he gets his opportunity to “save” his life, he is incapable of even grasping his knife. The man then decides the only thing he can do is run, shortly realizing the lack of endurance he has. While he stumbles upon himself the dog was always there to confront him, which angered the man. The thought of the dog being smarter and able to handle these situations he wasn’t very fond of. He comes to sense that he will be dying in the snow alone, and that the old man was right. Once the dog smelt death, it went on with it’s way towards the camp were other food providers and fire providers were
To Build a Fire
Two perspective essay
When you read the title, “To Build a Fire” it might remind you of a handbook or instruction manual. Now, this does not mean that it might be an actual manual, but that it has the potential to expand your mind; providing you with lessons on life you that you might have not expected to be exposed to. Would you consider this to be an act of fate? This particular question that this book poses, is what the author, Jack London, really wants the reader to focus on. He forces the reader to consider the idea that nature’s true values are not meant to purposefully be taken into consideration for the overall well-being of humanity, if that makes sense. The personal ideas that a man creates within his own thoughts genuinely mean nothing when compared to the actions of the cold and vast Yukon. Imagine being stuck with only the following items: a biscuit to eat, matches, and a dog. You have been left with just these three items in negative fifty degree below zero weather. When analyzing this particular situation, it is …show more content…
He begins to think that he may have been right about never traveling alone. Then jumping to the conclusion that he will go and find his dog and kill him, because he thinks he can and that will save his life. But once he gets his opportunity to “save” his life, he is incapable of even grasping his knife. The man then decides the only thing he can do is run, shortly realizing the lack of endurance he has. While he stumbles upon himself the dog was always there to confront him, which angered the man. The thought of the dog being smarter and able to handle these situations he wasn’t very fond of. He comes to sense that he will be dying in the snow alone, and that the old man was right. Once the dog smelt death, it went on with it’s way towards the camp were other food providers and fire providers were