To Build A Fire, By Jack London
Steve Brockhoff
Mr. Fares
English 3 period 2
3/5/07
Nature Essay
"The civilized man has built a coach and lost the use of his feet." The civilized man is so conformed to the grid and society that he wouldn't be able to survive in the wilderness without man-made technology. A civilized man is so attached to technology and society that they wouldn't know what to do in the wilderness without it. So often when people go into the wilderness, they bring society with them, like if people go camping, they bring their motor homes, TV's, radios, etc it defeats the point of camping. Usually people go camping to take a break from society and get in tune with nature, but bringing society along is defeating the purpose. In the story "Desert Solitaire" …show more content…
Such an example is in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. As seen in this quote, "The man turned aside from the Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o' clock .He would be in to camp by six o' clock a bit after dark, it was true, but the boys would be there, a fire would be going, and a hot supper would be ready." In such a place so far from society and technology, the man paused to check what time it was, and he knew what time he was going to be in to camp. The man is so conformed to the grid, that in nature, he is concerned about time. Time doesn't matter at all in nature; time has no meaning or purpose in nature. Looking at his watch is like his daily life, so structured and repeated day after day, that he knows nothing else, he knows his daily routine, which is knowing the time, and basing his life around what time it is, and what time he needs to be places. But in nature, time has no meaning; in nature, your daily schedule revolves around what you want to do, when you want to do
Mr. Fares
English 3 period 2
3/5/07
Nature Essay
"The civilized man has built a coach and lost the use of his feet." The civilized man is so conformed to the grid and society that he wouldn't be able to survive in the wilderness without man-made technology. A civilized man is so attached to technology and society that they wouldn't know what to do in the wilderness without it. So often when people go into the wilderness, they bring society with them, like if people go camping, they bring their motor homes, TV's, radios, etc it defeats the point of camping. Usually people go camping to take a break from society and get in tune with nature, but bringing society along is defeating the purpose. In the story "Desert Solitaire" …show more content…
Such an example is in "To Build a Fire" by Jack London. As seen in this quote, "The man turned aside from the Yukon trail and climbed the high earth-bank, where a dim and little-traveled trail led eastward through the fat spruce timberland. It was a steep bank, and he paused for breath at the top, excusing the act to himself by looking at his watch. It was nine o' clock .He would be in to camp by six o' clock a bit after dark, it was true, but the boys would be there, a fire would be going, and a hot supper would be ready." In such a place so far from society and technology, the man paused to check what time it was, and he knew what time he was going to be in to camp. The man is so conformed to the grid, that in nature, he is concerned about time. Time doesn't matter at all in nature; time has no meaning or purpose in nature. Looking at his watch is like his daily life, so structured and repeated day after day, that he knows nothing else, he knows his daily routine, which is knowing the time, and basing his life around what time it is, and what time he needs to be places. But in nature, time has no meaning; in nature, your daily schedule revolves around what you want to do, when you want to do