To Build A Fire By Jack Landon Character Analysis

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The main character in the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack Landon was a foolish man. The traveler was set to embark on a long strenuous journey to meet his boys. Upon completing this journey, the man was issued many warning from the sulfur creek old timer. The older timer advised the traveler to not set out on this journey in the brutal cold with no companions. Although, with these warnings in mind the traveler set off on the journey anyway. The only companion on the trip was his wolf-dog. The traveler faces many challenges throughout his journey, but traveler doesn’t turn back or question the journey. Many stubborn people like the traveler, ignore expert’s advice. Therefore, putting themselves in grave danger.
The protagonist in the story is the traveler. The story revolves around him and his decisions to help either succeed or fail throughout the story. The traveler endures this journey alone and only mentions other characters when he thinks of them. The author does this to depict the
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The traveler is a flat character because the author gives little information on the traveler. The author doesn’t give the travelers name or any description of him. Although he is an experienced traveler, he is also a simple-minded man. Throughout the story, the traveler made many mistakes that he could have avoided by listening to the warnings. The traveler didn't listen to the advice of the old-timer to bring a companion on the journey. After falling into the freezing water, the old timer attempted to build a fire but due to the man's incompetence, he built the fire under a tree and with one wrong move “The snow fell without warning upon the man and fire, and the fire was dead” (London 402). The traveler knew better than to put the fire under a tree but built it there anyway because it was easier to pull sticks

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