Yukon

In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London tells of a man and a dog who take a treacherous journey through Yukon, Alaska. In the story the man and the dog attempt to travel while the weather is fifty degrees below zero. The dog accompanies the man on his trip back to the camp of which he is staying at. The man and the dog must adapt to the weather, their limited amount of food, and a lack of a heat source just like we have to adapt to certain situations in sports, conflicting cultures, and…

belief in naturalism. Throughout the story, different symbols such as a moose, fire, and Koshkoosh demonstrate this principle. He had also used the season to further develop his belief. The Inuit tribe was placed in the Klondike region of the Canadian Yukon territory. The Klondike…

The protagonist has problem traveling, of his stubbornness, and the behavior of making mistakes that is the reason why he cannot complete his accomplishment. First of all, the man is also known as a newcomer or a chechaquo. He was traveling in Yukon in an extremely cold weather which with fifty-degrees below zero. The man's attitude is a little overconfident. Before the trip, an old-timer advised him that the journey was too cold and dangerous, but the man did not pick up ears to it.…

about everything. He was a chechaquo, a new comer, nevertheless, he believed he was more knowledgeable about the Klondike than anyone else (92). The man believed his prior life experiences had given him sufficient preparation for the dangers of the Yukon. He thought the old timers were “womanish” because any person who could keep his head could travel alone. He thought he was stronger and more capable than the weak, scared old men who had mined and traveled in Alaska for a long time (103).…

sense, or failure to take sound advice, can lead to life or death consequences. In “To Build A Fire,” by Jack London he depicts a vivid example of this. Despite warnings against venturing out into the frigid negative 50 degree temperatures of the Yukon alone, the main character, accompanied by his wolf-dog, decides to anyway. While the dog's instincts tell it that it is much too cold to travel, it follows the man regardless of what it thinks. After many hours of trudging along, and many close…

stories about the importance of instinct for survival. Jack London learned the hard way about the relentless cold the Klondike provided. The author initially perceived himself as infallible in the Klondike upon his arrival. The writer traveled to the Yukon himself in search for gold. While there he was issued warnings about how capricious the weather was and to be prepared for the worst. Caleb Crain reflects in his biography, “Four…

In To Build a Fire, Jack London uses precise diction to emphasize the emotional overtone of this serene, yet deadly setting. The choice of words in a story affects the way readers perceive the message the author is trying to convey. The words the author chooses tremendously impacts the effect of the narrative on the reader. Although the trail the man was traveling on was very beautiful, it was also deadly. This shows that the aspects of human life should never be taken for granted. Jack London…

The story “To Build a Fire” is about a man’s attempt to travel across the Yukon in temperatures as low as 75 degrees below zero. In the beginning the man is trying to get back to a camp where there are other people, but complications in his journey made that not possible. Soon after, three foot of snow had fallen but despite the extreme cold temperatures, he wasn’t too worried about the weather yet. He didn’t realize how serious the situation he was in was, his face and fingers were numb, but as…

Death in Frigid Alaska In The Call of the Wild written by Jack London, set during the Alaskan Klondike gold rush of 1897, death is a common theme throughout the book. The Call of the Wild is a story about Buck, a farm dog, who is kidnapped from his home in Santa Clara Valley and forced to work as a sled dog up north in Alaska for the Klondike gold rush. In The Call of the Wild there are many hardships these dogs must face in the Alaskan wilderness. Some of the hardships they had to go through…

generate a body of government tailored to their location. With 200 tribe constitutions, it would be nearly impossible to compare and contrast them all; therefore, we will examine the Constitution of Kanatak and the Constitution of Fort Yukon. Although Kanatak and Fort Yukon are located in different parts of Alaska, their constitutions are similar. For example, both constitutions outline the…