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    Reaching one’s temptation is thought to be achieved through placing all cards on the table. In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”‚ the author conveys the humanistic theme that temptation hinders the practicality of decision making. While hiking in the Yukon‚ a man faces mother nature at its worst as he strives towards reaching his temptation of wealth and fortune. Despite the warnings of those who have had firsthand experience hiking in the Yukon‚ the newcomers oversight of consequence‚ as a result

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    what has been passed down. Part 2 After you have read the original version of "To Build a Fire‚" answer the following questions: 1. What is the setting of the story? It was on the Yukon Territory on a very cold day. 2. What is the central conflict of the story? What is the source of the struggle? The real conflict is Tom versus Hypothermia‚ but does to the lack of experience he has trouble. 3. What happens to Tom Vincent at the end of the story? What does he learn? He learns pride is really

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    In Jack London’s “To Build a Fire”‚ the man’s initial mistakes come‚ because he is too prideful and over confident in himself. In the end his lack of experience costs him‚ his life. Before the man sets off on his journey‚ he ignores the old timer on Sulphur Creek when he mentioned “how cold it got sometimes in the country”(6). Despite what the old timer said‚ the man still sets out on the journey‚ ill prepared for the harsh weather. In the beginning‚ the man “did not know cold” and refused to turn

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    Jack London Some say he was “the successor to Poe” (Unger). Was he truly the successor to Edgar Allen Poe? Jack London believed in a fine line between Social Darwinism and social justice‚ and individualism and socialism. He reflected his beliefs into all of his novels and stories. American writer‚ Jack London‚ made a successful career out of his experiences and adventures. JackLondon was born in San Francisco‚ the illegitimate child of Flora Wellman” on January 12‚ 1876 (Jack London St). It

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    Midterm Expository Essay; "To Build a Fire" The powerful story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London‚ is about the struggles ’the man’ faces with nature. The man is supposed to be an average person‚ and although some people may hesitate they are as ignorant and arrogant as the man‚ many people do not understand the power of nature. The story is about the man traveling into the woods‚ armed with technology‚ but he just doesn’t understand how truely powerful nature can be to his survival. Nature has

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    Both Chris McCandless and Jack London left to go into the wilderness to find their true selves. They both also had serious family issues‚ with McCandless’ father having a secret other family‚ and London’s mother attempting to shoot themselves. It is a possibility that through this they learned that humans are unpredictable‚ and unreliable‚ and as a result‚ they preferred to be in solitude for long periods of time‚ so that they would no longer be subjected to the random whims of other people.

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    The short story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London is a short story about a man traveling along the Yukon River in the bitter winter weather.  While warned against traveling alone in the frigid cold‚ he travels out to meet his companions at a remote camp many miles away‚ with only his native Husky dog.  Overcome by mother nature‚ he eventually dies along the way‚ leaving his dog to complete the journey alone.  This story displays how the forces of nature can surprisingly overwhelm even the most confident

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    In 1876‚ Jack London was born in the city of San Francisco. “He wrote passionately and prolifically about the great questions of life and death‚ the struggle to survive with dignity and integrity‚ and he wove these elemental ideas into stories of high adventure based on his own firsthand at sea‚ or in Alaska‚ or in the fields and factories in California.” In 1908‚ Jack London composed a short story‚ “To Build a Fire” about a man attempting to survive in his quest along the Yukon River

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    Jack London This writer is often called by an embodiment of an American dream. He created himself‚ counting only on the forces and the persistent work. Within 18 years he didn’t put down a notebook where wrote down all the thoughts and supervision which could be useful to him in work and that wouldn’t occur‚ daily created 5 pages of texts. Him called Jack London. He was born on 12th of January in 1876 in San Francisco where his parents - Flora Wellman‚ the daughter of the ruined wheaten magnate

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    “The Call of the Wild” is written by Jack London. It was first published in 1903. The book was focused in the area of Alaska‚ about a dog named buck; who was taken away from his home and beaten and worn down and became a member of a sled dog team. He went through a lot of hard times. From hunger to freezing‚ beaten‚ drowning. Buck learned a lot of things in these times‚ like how to dig a hole in the snow to keep warm‚ how to serve threw hunger pains and also hes natural intinsts kick in and help

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