The Yukon Trail

Born and brought up in the North, snow was the only ground he knew. Consequently, when Tesla woke up to an unfrozen ground with a warm sun beating down on fur that had never been purged of its ice, he abruptly knew that something was amiss. This was nowhere close to the place he called home. Instead of tundra stretching out in all directions, there was a covering of fragile green that crinkled underfoot and tickled his nose as he breathed in its scent. Familiarity came with the evergreens and…

The main flaw of the man in “to build a fire” has to ultimately be stubbornness. Regardless of everything that is happening around him and the situations he encounters, he continues to be as stubborn as can be. An old man from Sulphur Creek “had spoken the truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in this country”, but instead the man laughed at him the whole time. In addition, his dog knew of the cold, the true feeling of the cold and didn’t want to leave the fire. Man being man wanted to…

named Pepper are passing through the Klondike Yukon.The man and the dog are traveling in the Yukon to get back to camp. On the way there the man builds a fire every few feet, they travel back to camp. The man faces a few obstacles, but he still manages to try and make his way back to camp.Jack London created a story called ‘’To Built a Fire’’ he made the story about a man and his husky passing through the Yukon to get back to camp.The setting in To Build A Fire has an impact on several parts of…

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…

For the man and the dog in Jack London’s “To Build a Fire,” fire is the key for survival. Fire provides warmth, light, and, most of all, reassurance that there is hope of survival in the subzero winter of the Yukon. Survival—usually in the Yukon, like in “To Build a Fire”—is a common theme found in London’s works. The dog in London’s “To Build a Fire” primarily serves as a foil to the unnamed male protagonist. For much of the journey back to camp, the man is confident, but the dog is anxious…

when he prepared for the trip. I also think that he was not a very patient person. He just left on a trail think he could beat everybody there. I don’t think that he cared that much about the dog that was with him either. At the end of the story, he was not successful and almost died. The character in the story “To Build a Fire” was very confident because he thought he could take the longer trail and make it on time to cabin. He didn’t think that he had weakness and would be able to survive…

Driving down the frozen icy dark road, too early in the morning to see the snow covered sign flash by. Parking as close as he could to the wooden cabin, sitting in the car, packing all of the equipment he needed as he grabs his brothers' bucket list and checks to see what's left "Last item on the List," David says to himself Carelessly pulls on his beanie with his wavy ginger hair poking out. With the Snow crunching under his feet, Swiftly walking towards the wooden tavern. As the door swings…

How to build a fire a fire is a story about a man and his dog who are traveling through Alaska on a search for gold. Though, the only mistake was that the man was foolish and didn’t listen to the old timer who told him it was dangerous. Because of this, the theme of the story is, “better safe than sorry.” The first that developed the theme was when the main character didn’t listen to the old timer who told him it was too dangerous to go alone and that he was going to die. This shows the theme…

III. Analysis of To Build a Fire Shared between the Seasons of Fall and wintry weather Temperatures can variety among zero and -24 Degrees Celsius in Klondike, Yukon Territory. This is tested to be quite fatal if by myself and unprepared. As a child, London becomes born right into a wealthy circle of relatives and did tough labor for awhile. Later on, he purposely has become homeless, although for reasons unbeknownst to anybody, and lived that way till he was 19. In 'To Build a Fire' the…

Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is an adventure story of an unnamed protagonist’s futile effort to wander out in the below zero tundra of the Yukon Territory, joined by his dog, to visit his friends. Overlooking the risks of venturing out alone, the man then underestimates the harsh weather conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death in the snow. Willa Cather’s “Neighbour Rosicky” is a character study of Anton Rosicky, a man who, confronting the approach of death, reflects on the meaning and…