In Jack London’s « To Build a Fire », the reoccurring theme of survival in the wilderness is developed through the man’s responsibility of his own fate by making instinctive decisions and by underestimating nature’s power. When the man starts his journey, he makes INSTINCITIVE DECISIONS to travel light through the cold Yukon weather. The man plans to travel a nine hour trip with only his dog, to which he has no relationship with, light clothing, and biscuits. “That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country.” He decides to ignore the advice given to him by an expert to not go through with the trip. His ego, and his desire to prove himself victorious, has taken over his instincts and sense
