To Build A Fire By Jack London Analysis

In the short story ,“To Build a Fire,” by Jack London the main character “the man” was unable to stay alive in the wilderness because he was overconfident that he would stay alive, he did not take the advice from the old timer ,and he did not stay calm. “ the man” was alone in the wilderness in a 50 degree below temperature and did not have any help except a husky. He thought that he could handle himself and eventually he freezes to death but the dog was alive.

For the most part, “the man” was overconfident that he will stay alive and tried so many things to stay alive. So he was not worried when he forgot to build a fire before eating because he thought it was funny that he didn’t build a fire and it wasn’t a problem for him. Basically, he wasn’t worried when he got wet, and when a person gets wet in below 50 degree temperature they are going to freeze to death. But he wasn’t worried. Through this detail it shows that he thought that he can deal with his situation alone and he was proud of himself which shows how much of a dork he is.

As a matter of fact, “the man” did not take the advice from the old timer to not travel below 50 degree temperatures and to travel with
In the first place, “The Man” was not even that calm because he even thought of killing the dog. He thought of killing the dog so he could use the dog’s body to keep him warm, but the dog was smart because he knew what was happening. “the man” hands were frozen, then how could he kill the dog, which shows that he is not thinking right because he is trying to kill the only help which is the dog. Also the “the man” was not calm because he tried to physically run up the trail. Even if the “the man” tried to run up the trail, his whole body is frozen so then he fell back down again.This detail shows that he can not handle himself in this cold harsh weather because he tried to kill the dog and to physically run up a