How Did Jack London Use Suspense Techniques In To Build A Fire
Suspense Techniques in “To Build a Fire’ by Jack London
The old timer was right. The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is about a cheechako (newcomer to Canada or Alaska) that decides to travel on the Yukon trail without a trailmate just with a dog that he uses as a tool. Even though the locals say you should never travel the trail by yourself, he ignored their statements. Along the trail the man encounters problems and must overcome them to survive. In “To Build a Fire” Jack London uses multiple suspense techniques to create a classic suspenseful story that answers this question.
(TS) The first technique Jack London used to create suspense in this short story is by using the weather. (MP) One way that shows how weather is used to
The old timer was right. The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is about a cheechako (newcomer to Canada or Alaska) that decides to travel on the Yukon trail without a trailmate just with a dog that he uses as a tool. Even though the locals say you should never travel the trail by yourself, he ignored their statements. Along the trail the man encounters problems and must overcome them to survive. In “To Build a Fire” Jack London uses multiple suspense techniques to create a classic suspenseful story that answers this question.
(TS) The first technique Jack London used to create suspense in this short story is by using the weather. (MP) One way that shows how weather is used to