Yukon

before requires perseverance and adaption. In The Call of The Wild Buck had to leave his peaceful life at home. He had to alter his way of life to survive in the new life he was sold into. He was responsible for leading a sled team of dogs across the Yukon Territory. However, my father had to lead a large group of soldiers across the desert of Iraq. In contrast, my father also had to leave his peaceful home life. In like manner, My father and Buck both had to leave their families. They both…

send hidden messages to the reader about how one must be careful to not be too prideful or foolish and to rely on instinct for survival. The suspenseful story urges the reader to consider his or her own mortality by how he wrote about the dangerous Yukon and situations that could happen to anyone. The ironic ending of the dog surviving while the man perished emphasizes how one must rely on instinct, and how one must heed the advice from someone more…

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…

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 of food he got, how fast he has to eat his food, the cold weather, and the “savage” humans and dogs. In “The Law of the Club and Fang”, Buck is starting to learn the basics of living in the Yukon. He is learning to eat faster, gain more strength, get…

Have you ever wondered what it is like to travel in extremely cold temperatures on a gray, cold, Yukon Trail, at nine o’ clock at night, just you and your dog? In the short story To Build a Fire that could give you a glimpse of it would be like. To Build a Fire is a story of a man’s incapability of attempting to travels through ten rough miles of Yukon Wilderness in the Yukon Trail in Alaska. Not only is this place beyond freezing, but it is exactly 75 degrees below zero. The man has his route…

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…

thrive and invited the change; other parts never had the chance to change. As more machinery was developed, common industries were greatly affected which impacted the working class. This caused many people to find new jobs; some traveled into the Yukon territory in search of gold . During this time period the population was becoming more accustomed to sedentary lifestyles, and not many people wanted to venture out into harsh conditions. In his novel The Call of the Wild Jack London explores…

Not only was Buck taken from his leisurely life in california and thrown into the Yukon as a sled dog, but he is also forced to fight for survival everyday of it. The Call of the Wild by Jack London. In the fictional story The Call Of The Wild by Jack London, Buck is a normal dog living a laid back life with his master Judge Miller when a greedy gardner kidnaps him and sells him to a gold miner in the Yukon as a sled dog. Bucks only hope for survival is to have faith in his masters and embrace…

not meant to purposefully be taken into consideration for the overall well-being of humanity, if that makes sense. The personal ideas that a man creates within his own thoughts genuinely mean nothing when compared to the actions of the cold and vast Yukon. Imagine being stuck with only the following items: a biscuit to eat, matches, and a dog. You have been left with just these three items in negative fifty degree below zero weather. When analyzing this particular situation, it is…

The man in the story of “To build a fire” by Jack London faced many challenges traveling through Yukon Klondike. The man faced challenges because he was not very prepared to travel through the Yukon Klondike do to the harsh weather. The man was very confident, and arrogant through out his journey trying yo look for gold. In the story he was affected mainly by the setting for which situations he couldn’t stop. The settings in “To build a fire” impacted the man physically, mentally, and…