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    In this amazing book Buck finds himself, with the help of his ancestors and memories. He has gone through all of these trials in his job as a snow dog, but he eventually gets free from that and overcomes that with a new relationship with the world. As Buck is getting stronger, mentally and physically, his dominant primordial beast is growing stronger as well. The dominant primordial beast and how it grows inside of Buck. ”The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck, and under the fierce…

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    The main characteristics of a survivalist are displayed in the story “To Build A Fire” through the characters mindset and actions while facing the true severity of naturalism and realism. In this story, the main character travelled through the unforgiving and challenging landscapes of Alaska in extremely cold temperature conditions. He has his dog which was his companion. All throughout the play, he learned how to build a fire the right way by being observant to those times he did it the wrong…

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    Long ago there lived Beaver an animal with the most gorgeous of tail, it was Beavers pride and joy. He was careful to wash it every morning and every night. Each day he would spend hours and hours grooming it to a perfect shine. The more time that passed the more the Beaver loved his tail. But this story is not about the perfect tail it is about how the Beaver’s tail became flat. The beaver grew narcissistic about his tail and its beauty, this angered the other animals. How did not appreciate…

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    “To Build a Fire” is about a man who gets stranded in the freezing cold wilderness. No one knows his name or why he decided to go into the wild. All we know is he is alone and his only companion is a dog, he is trying to get to a camp were a hot supper is being ready: will he make it or fail. The man goes through lots of challenges. The beginning of the story talks about how the man is proud of himself for going into the woods. The theme of the story is based on two ways the theme developed, the…

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    Sparking the Flames of Naturalism Naturalism brings attention to nature and its influence over man. Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire” is an excellent example of a Naturalist work. Often focusing on the narration, Naturalism does not give the protagonist much of an identity. This is present in the fact that the man in the story is nameless and represent any kind of man. Throughout the story, the central character battles nature and tries to overcome the extreme cold by trekking miles…

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    Jack London was an American writer, author and journalist who lived from 1876 to 1916. Some of his famous works include The Sea Wolf and Call of the Wild. Born in San Francisco on January 12, 1876, he was raised in Oakland, California, by his mother and stepfather. Jack London is considered to be a great writer. In his teenage years, he worked many different jobs. In his spare time, he read travel books and novels at the library. Eventually, he told his mother a story of what happened one day…

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    For the man in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” fire is the key for survival. Fire primarily provides warmth for the man and dog, as well as reassurance that there is hope of survival in the subzero Yukon winter. Survival of the fittest is a prominent theme in London’s works, as well as human judgment versus nature. The man in this story is intent on making it back to camp without a human partner, and the dog is set on following the man for the fire he creates. The dog in London’s “To Build a…

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    Summary: Up To The Yukon

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    The story begins with the man walking inside the Yukon wilderness alone. The weather was cold around 50 degrees below zero, whenever he spits, it freezes in the air and falls down in the snowy ground. He couldn’t feel of his hands. It was the first winter to the man to go up to the Yukon so he didn’t have any idea about how cold the weather is on there. He was headed for the old camp on Henderson Creek the boys were already. He figures that he will be at camp that night. Following at the man’s…

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    To Build A Fire Essay

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    Would you put your own judgement over common sense? Would judgement overrule your instincts? Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a short story about a man and his dog in a foreign setting. To Build a Fire follows the main protagonist “the man” and his loyal companion as they travel through the Yukon trail in below freezing temperature. While the dog is nervous, the man is confident and continues to ignore the signs of danger. The setting is arguably the most important part of the story; it plays…

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    Creation Myth There once was a peasant in a small Viking village called Thorpe. His name was Alvan. He was poor so he had to hunt for all of his food. That meant that he had to spend most of his harsh winters in the vast forest to support himself. Every winter, the wind blew stronger and the air got colder. One winter, Alvan was tracking a bear that was big enough to feed him for months, but was fierce enough to kill him in one swing. He was determined to kill the giant beast.…

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