He was sure that he would make it to the camp where the rest of the men were by six o’clock. Later in the story he becomes very persistent to build a fire to save his life. Even though it is so cold and when he removes his gloves to start the fire his fingers becomes so numb that he is unable to strike the matches to start a fire. He tries and tries to start the fire. At one point he begins to
The man is obviously not an experienced on how to survive in cold . He ignores all the facts that indicate danger; travel alone but with a dog, underestimates the cold, and leaving the main Yukon trail. He seem does not make any mental notes, taking facts and using everything and anything to take advantage of. Using the man judgment, can’t understand how to prevent disaster from occurring such as snow mount fall from tree, successfully suffocated the fire, extremely crucial for survive. Nor how to avoid crossing frozen river.
The fire is extinguished and the hiker is helpless. At this point, he is so cold that he has lost any hope of making another fire. He tries to kill his dog to use its body to warm up his hands, but after struggling to catch the animal, the man decides to die with honor. Part 2: A brief biography of the author. Jack London was born in San
While he tries to get the second fire going, his consciousness reminds that his feet are freezing, and he goes into a panic. Still he "fights against it and keeps calm." It is at this point, too, that the man feels envy for the dog who is "warm and secure in its natural covering." His efforts to drive the thoughts of his freezing body from his mind are extremely difficult. And, in the end, he is unable to will himself to movement, realizing that his mental powers are no match for what conflicts with him externally.
London also presented Darwin’s idea of survival of the fittest in his story. Darwin’s idea implies that those best adapted to particular conditions will succeed in the long run. In relation to “To Build A Fire,” London explains how the man wanders through Alaska, where it is 75 degrees below zero, and eventually fails to make it to his destination. The man back at home had warned him of the dangers of Alaska’s winter, but he had simply laughed it off and casually taken on the challenge. Soon after, though, he was aware of the fact that it was extremely cold and life threatening to travel on the trail at that time.
This implies the man is improvising, overcoming and adapting to his current situation to get a fire going. He is staying calm, trying to survive and get a fire going. But as luck has it, this cold is too much for his body and he fails at building a fire. Panic is now starting to set in. “This fear quickly became poignant as he realized that is was no longer a mere matter or freezing his fingers and toes...but that it was a matter of life and death with the chances against him” (123).
Truman may have this job because it keeps him in a controlled and limited setting. His job reinforces and reflects his fears because he is unable to go anywhere. Sitting behind a desk forced to do paperwork and not being able to do anything but that. He is trapped and cannot “explore.” 3. Three specific clues that Truman’s world is an illusion is the continuous routine of all the extras on the show, people take away his father and Lauren, and before it started down pouring, the rain was only raining on him and nothing else.
Crane showed us how the world is unpredictable in the Open Boat, all of the four people on the boat did hard to help each other and support each other. The oiler Billy is the one who did most and the one is strongest. Readers might think that he is not going to be the one who dies, but the ending is surprising that the oiler died. The story told readers that everyone in the world has equal chance to die no matter what you did which shows how unpredictable the world is. In the Bride Comes to Yellow Sky, Jack could never know that someone is going to fight with him on the day he married.
Even with a few minor weaknesses, the book is overall a fantastic read and is a safe recommendation for anyone interested in nonfiction that is riveting. The book begins with the unexpected crushing of The Endurance by the ice pack and a description of the crew scrambling to salvage supplies. The men are quickly forced to abandon the ship and attempt to survive the extreme and harsh climate traversing large ice floes on foot. At this point, “Many of them, it seemed, finally grasped for the first time just how desperate things really were.” (100) The men initially set up a long-term camp called “Ocean Camp,” floating uncontrollably on an ice floe up until the sinking of The Endurance. Next, the men were forced to establish “Patience Camp” where they struggled to survive.
Only on rare occasions would he make a dull remark about the abnormal weather, "It's only the heat, he thought to himself, I'll be fine once it rains." (46) His numbness and ignorance towards the world around him symbolizes that of modern-day humans, making Snowman a solid representation of the general population who disregard the environment & climate