Examples Of Heroism In To Build A Fire

What are Heroes? A hero is someone who possess valor, capability, and captures the admiration of others through courageous deeds and noble traits; the main character in “To Build a Fire” by Jack London lacks all of these characteristics. The man makes many rookie errs throughout the short story and utilizes numerous tips from an old timer from Sulphur creek to try and fix them, he is grateful to the old timer, save for when he believes he is no longer in danger. After building a successful fire rather than thank the old timer he says to himself “well, here he [is]; he [has] had the accident; he [is] alone; and he [saves] himself” (pg. 526). The man believes he is better than average and believing that it is him all by himself exemplifies