Deanna Miller
Jeannine Morgan
AML2020
February 10, 2017
To Build a Fire
In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” we find the disastrous story of a man who becomes a casualty of the unyielding and unforgiving power of Alaska’s environment. Mirroring life as some people experience it, this realistic fiction includes the daily challenges and tribulations of being human. Throughout the novel, Jack London builds irony through the main character, that adds to the realism. "To Build a Fire" is a short story that embodies the idea of naturalism and realism and how, if you are not careful, nature will gain the upper hand and you might succumb.
The believable story or plot is the most basic of realism. Jack London builds us a picture of the scenery, the area,
Jeannine Morgan
AML2020
February 10, 2017
To Build a Fire
In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” we find the disastrous story of a man who becomes a casualty of the unyielding and unforgiving power of Alaska’s environment. Mirroring life as some people experience it, this realistic fiction includes the daily challenges and tribulations of being human. Throughout the novel, Jack London builds irony through the main character, that adds to the realism. "To Build a Fire" is a short story that embodies the idea of naturalism and realism and how, if you are not careful, nature will gain the upper hand and you might succumb.
The believable story or plot is the most basic of realism. Jack London builds us a picture of the scenery, the area,