How Did Jack London's To Build A Fire?
Jack London, author of many literary works such as The Call of the Wild, was influenced to write the short story “To Build a Fire” by his life in the Klondike and his harsh writing style. London was born on January 12, 1876 in (Watson 2). He worked many jobs such as boat docker at the Oakland waterfront, employed a canary as a longshoreman, oyster pirate, salmon canner, seal fisher, jute millworker, coal shoveler, and laundryman. He returned to Oakland High school, after leaving previously, at age nineteen. Later, he joined the socialist Labor Party to establish a sense of maturity and independence (Watson 2). To continue his education, he attended the University of California however, he had to leave the school due to money issues. Subsequently,