Reality In Arthur Miller's To Build A Fire

In literature, reality and fantasy figures in an interesting way. The reader can be moved by situations in which characters find themselves. Reality is spoken to be quality or actual state of being real. Many people hate to face reality, because majority of the time it takes an impact on their life’s. In these pieces of literature, the author shows reality in nature, beauty, and money. London uses reality in his short story by admitting the character shouldn’t be alone in certain situations. The character is caught in a dangerous situation with nature, that he thinks is a walk in a park. In Sonnet 130, reality was brought to attention by how straight forward the character words were that everything is not beautiful that things die and fade away in life. That no one is entitle to a beautiful luxury’s looks like a goddess and still be liked for who you are. Finally, Miller's play, Death of a Salesman uses reality to show that the truth hurts in the end. Willy is battling with barely making ends meet in the house, and caught between the America dream of living. He struggles with life not …show more content…
The character is caught between being stubborn and facing reality, and in his case, stubborn cost him his life. In the text, it states “After fifty below, a man should travel with a partner.” (602 London) the character is a strong-minded man who believes he only need himself to travel. Russel M. Hillier argues that, “Incapable of companionability, the man always travels alone, except for his husky, an animal he treats with contempt and even with hostility. His disdain for the wise counsel that “the old-timer on Sulphur Creek” (1309)”(Hillier) The story give specifics on how the character deals with being in the forest that even the dog looks at him like he’s insane. In the text, it says “The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that it was not time for traveling.”