The short story by Jack London, To Build a Fire, is a story centered around a man who decides to go into the Yukon alone. Some mistakes are made out of carelessness and fearless. In order to fix the problems that occur from his mistakes, he must take responsibility and take control of the situation. After all that can be done, his final destiny is chosen by a dog he choses not to kill. These simple mistakes and overcoming are what make this story so intriguing. In the short story the protagonist shows characteristics of being fearless but also careless at times. When he decides to pull “branches off the near by tree” the fire went out; causing him to become weak and stiff.(Campbell) He shows how being careless of his surroundings can almost
