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Nature has always tested man. Often man fails to conquer nature. Whether it be extreme temperatures or lack of experience, the man often learns a lot about himself through this struggle. Jack London’s short story, “To Build a Fire,” is a tragic story about a man who decides to travel alone throughout the bad environment of the Yukon in sub-freezing temperatures and he falls his journey. Because of the unforgiving power of nature. During his journey, the man gets his feet wet as he falls through…

Naturalism is a literary genre that started as a literary movement in late nineteenth century in literature, film, theater and art”(“Naturalism”). Naturalism is a movement that valued ideas about how the environment shaped and dictated how humans lived. This movement was constructed off of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and followed his concept of “survival of the fittest.” In Jack London’s “The Law of Life” he uses the setting and various symbols to demonstrate his belief in naturalism.…

In the book Call of the wild by Jack London is about dogs who are being taken away from their homes and they are getting sold to other people all around the world . There is one dog his name is buck he had lived with the same people ever since he was a puppy but then one day a man kept wondering around the property and he took buck. When he took buck he placed him in a room with other dogs and they basically fought each other until one was dripping blood or almost dead. When they finished…

Before 1854, when Portland was just a clearing, it was referred to as “stump-town” In July 1850 you could ride a steamboat between Astoria and Oregon City. You would be going about 4 miles per hour and it would take you up the Willamette, seeing Linnton with a couple of cabins and the beginning of St.Johns. After about another 2 hours you would be in Portland with a population of about 400. Just about everyone you met would be promoting a townsite. During the years around 1850 there were a dozen…

The titles of the first three chapters are “Into the Primitive”, “The Law of the Club and Fang”, and “The Dominant Primordial Beast.” These titles all tie into each other through the development of Buck. In the chapter “Into the Primitive”, Buck is in the primary stages of growing to adapt to the harsh environment of the Yukon. When Buck got to the Yukon, he was not expecting a big difference between Santa Clara (his hometown) and the Yukon, but he was wrong. He had to adapt to the small amounts…

railroads. The railroads were all corrupt and brands does a good job on sharing specific examples of this, one being Vanderbilt and his rail empire. The railways lead to gold rushes which created boom towns and then later bust towns. The dream of the Pacific rail line came true after years of awaiting it. "But it was the gold rush of 1849 and after that made the a rail line to the pacific appear both necessary and possible," (Brands 44). With the new lines down, transportation from east…

Buck is a dog, he is a Saint Bernard, Scottish Shepherd mix living in Santa Clara Valley, California. He lives in the home of Judge Miller. Unfortunately for Buck, an addictive gambler dognapped him and is sold to Northerners. In the North, there is a gold rush going on and Buck becomes a sled-dog. Buck can't tolerate being tied up, so he fights against his new master. But all of his efforts to escape had no point. Buck learns this concept of "master," but in an unwilling way. After days of…

In the beginning of the book, Buck is described as a large 4-year-old dog who lives at Judge Miller’s estate in Santa Clara Valley. His dad, a St. Bernard, is Judge’s number one dog, and his mom, Shep, is a Scotch shepherd dog. He used to wander all over the Judge’s estate, often playing with the Judge’s sons and escorting the Judge’s daughters, before he was kidnapped by Manuel, the gardener, and brought to the Yukon territory. The Yukon territory has subarctic temperatures and mountainous…

From traveling to the Yukon Territory, sailing around the Pacific Ocean, to writing many novels and short stories, Jack London has had a plethora of experiences in his life. Jack London was born on January 12, 1876 in San Francisco, California to an unmarried mother, Flora Wellman. London was an illegitimate child. Jack’s father left his mother before he was born. His father could have possibly been William Chaney, a popular journalist and figure at the time. Since Jack’s mother was ill…

To Build a Fire Essay In the book To Build a Fire “the man” got frostbite or hypothermia. I am going to write about the dangers of frostbite and hypothermia. Then I will tell you which one he got which one he had. To start off, the 3 kinds of frostbite. Frostnip, which is the least harmful, superficial frostbite, which is a bit worse than frostnip and severe (deep) frostbite which is the worst. Frostnip can be taken care of at home, the other kinds need medical attention.With medical…