Jack London's To Build A Fire
In Jack London’s to Build a Fire, an unnamed man travels through the cold winter in Yukon. He is a newcomer to Yukon and does not care about how terribly cold it is. He is not bothered by the freezing weather or the fact that there is no sunshine. An old-timer warns him about traveling alone especially while it’s fifty degrees below zero however, the man shrugs off his warning and calls him womanish for saying this to him. The man’s careless decision unfortunately costs him his life.
After dismissing the old-timer’s warning, the man decides to carry on with his trip to Henderson Creek to visit some friends. The man is traveling alone alongside his native husky, who also does not like the idea of traveling in such cold weather. It is below fifty degrees and there is not one soul out on the road. The man has nine hours of hiking ahead of him and the temperature is only getting colder. He did …show more content…
He spat into the air and it froze before it even hit the snow. Deep down he realizes how intense the temperature really is but moves along anyway. The native husky, was upset with the man’s judgement to travel in these conditions. The dog however, remains on the man’s heels hoping he soon comes to a stop to build a fire; and so he does. When they finally reached Henderson Creek, the man notices that the creek is frozen and he is now walking on ice. After the dog breaks through the ice and wets his legs, the man decides to stop and help the animal dry his fur by building a fire. The man eats his lunch and they continue walking on the ice but this time the man is the one who breaks through. Realizing now how cold it is he thinks back on what the old-timer told him and wonders if he should have listened in the first place. As he tries to build a new fire he feels his fingers growing numb and unfortunately fails at doing
After dismissing the old-timer’s warning, the man decides to carry on with his trip to Henderson Creek to visit some friends. The man is traveling alone alongside his native husky, who also does not like the idea of traveling in such cold weather. It is below fifty degrees and there is not one soul out on the road. The man has nine hours of hiking ahead of him and the temperature is only getting colder. He did …show more content…
He spat into the air and it froze before it even hit the snow. Deep down he realizes how intense the temperature really is but moves along anyway. The native husky, was upset with the man’s judgement to travel in these conditions. The dog however, remains on the man’s heels hoping he soon comes to a stop to build a fire; and so he does. When they finally reached Henderson Creek, the man notices that the creek is frozen and he is now walking on ice. After the dog breaks through the ice and wets his legs, the man decides to stop and help the animal dry his fur by building a fire. The man eats his lunch and they continue walking on the ice but this time the man is the one who breaks through. Realizing now how cold it is he thinks back on what the old-timer told him and wonders if he should have listened in the first place. As he tries to build a new fire he feels his fingers growing numb and unfortunately fails at doing