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    Elements to Build a Character After analyzing the different approaches the authors take to develop these characters in “Red Cranes” and “The Firefly Hunt” the reader can see the authors using different elements to develop the characters. The reader will see the author use the character interactions‚ thoughts‚ and feelings towards other characters to develop the characters. Without these three elements the reader will not get to know the characters. These three elements will help build and shape

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    Call of the Wild and To Build a Fire were both exciting books about serving in the freezing cold attic yet they also have many differences. Call of the Wild is a story of a dog trying to survive the Alaskan gold rush. To Build a Fire follows a similar storyline yet it is about a man instead of a dog. Although the two books have many similarities such as where the book took place and the the style of writing they also have many differences such as the ending and the main character. Both books touched

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    Jack London and Franz Kafka each orchestrate settings comparable to hell in their short stories “To Build a Fire” and “The Hunger Artist”‚ respectively. London references “Sulphur Creek”‚ where the man first received warnings of his ignorant decisions‚ and “burning brimstone”‚ these words are commonly associated with hell itself (London 317-325). Symbolism is used to indicate how these characters voluntarily confine themselves in life threatening situations with the belief that they can overcome

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    In To Build a Fire‚ written by Jack London‚ and The Story of an Hour‚ written by Kate Chopin‚ both contain many similarities while also being unique in their own way. Both To Build a Fire‚ and The Story of an Hour heavily discuss the idea of death and independence. However‚ there are differences in the stories that include themes of confidence‚ and the idea of free will. In The Story of an Hour‚ and To Build a Fire both go in depth discussing the theme of death using it as an ending to their story

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    “How to Build A Fire‚” and the short dialogue titled‚ “ Survival is the Ultimate Goal in World’s Toughest Sled Dog Race‚” there are many differences while at the same time there are many similarities. To begin the two have many similarities. One is that they both are in the same general parts of Alaska. In the article about the dog races it says‚ “Crossing to Dawson City-the old Klondike gold rush town that marks the Quest’s halfway point.” This is where the short story’s‚ “How to Build A Fire‚” setting

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    shaped‚ or determined‚ by their environment and biology. Naturalists argued that the deterministic world is based on a series of links‚ each of which causes the next (for more on these causal links‚ see Causal links and processes‚ below). In "To Build a Fire‚" London repeatedly shows how the man does not have free will and how nature has already mapped out his fate. Indeed‚ both times the man has an accident‚ London states "it happened‚" as if "it" were an inevitability of nature and that the man had

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    The theme of Jack London’s 1908 version of “To Build a Fire” is that nature is indifferent to the needs of man and his survival. In the 1908 version‚ a half-wolf dog was added into the literary work to further the plot and significance of the story‚ highlighting this central theme of existence. The addition of the dog in the revision helped emphasize the theme by representing the primitivity of nature and providing contrast. By combining these two elements‚ London asserts his understanding of the

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    questions‚ crying for a response‚ are debated studied and portrayed in both Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Throughout both stories‚ we see the settings‚ the Yukon in “To Build a Fire” and an island in the south Atlantic in “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ both raw untamed wildernesses‚ take a toll on the main characters in a very different fashion. We see in “To Build a Fire” that the man is constantly

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    Spencer‚ which they originated from his writings as well. And London interpret this philosophy‚ London interpreted his philosophy as thinking that the Anglo-axon where superior to everyone. PART 2 1. What is the setting of the story? The story “to build a fire” takes place in Yukon in Northwestern Canada‚ in the winter when the man starts out to make his way to a mining camp at like around 9 AM in the morning and whatnot. 2. What is the central conflict of the story? What is the source of the struggle

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    people have come quite accustomed too. Particularly shown by the characters in the short stories “Michelle I know” by Alison Lohans and “To Build a Fire” by Jack London the main characters show many aspects of their personality but their arrogance stands out the most dominantly.These characters show their arrogance through their selfishness‚ closed minded perspective and their negative and belittling outlook on life. The main characters in both of these short stories are faced with difficult situations

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