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    "To Build a Fire" is a short story by Jack London about a man in the Yukon traveling through the woods on a cold winter's day. After his mouth is frozen shut by saliva, he attempts to start a fires that is doused when snow falls from a tree. He tries repeatedly but fails because his limbs grow numb and lose coordination. He attempts to run to his destination but, after collapsing several times, dies. The story deals with themes of man versus nature and the will to live.

  • The Cons of Individualism in To Build A Fire

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    To Build a Fire Cause Effect Essay Jack Londons To Build a Fire rpt In Michael Meyer The Bedford Introduction to Literature 9th ed Boston Bedford 2011 712 is a story about a man travelling alone on the Yukon Trail in extremely cold and dangerous weather The man is ignorant of the dangers of the trail and of nature itself He ignores advice given to him to not travel alone in that extreme temperature Therefore the mans death is caused by the extreme coldness of the weather travelling alone and st

  • Comparison of An Occurrence at Owl Creek and To Build a Fire

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    Ambrose Bierces short story An Occurrence at Owl Creek takes place during the Civil War In Bierces An Occurrence at Owl Creek the main character Peyton Farquhar is about to be hung for committing a crime but incredibly escapes and makes it back home Suddenly at the end the reader realizes that this was all just a dream and that Peyton is actually dead In Jack Londons short story the main character sets out on a long journey in dangerously weather in Alaska and ends up dead due to freezing tempe

  • Analysis of Cold Mountain, Chapter 19

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    Cold Mountain Chapter 19 Analysis of the far side of trouble Frazier opens his chapter with Stobrod waking up but falling back to unconsciousness because of his injuries from Teague and Inman following suit because of his fatigue Ruby and Ada are left to build a fire and cook on their own When Inman wakes up he assists the wounded Stobrod and goes to eat the chicken stew Ruby made Now alone with the new Ada he hasnt fully met he tries to bring up conversation Inman reads a passage from Bartrams

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