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    The man travels alone through extremely cold weather without fully understanding or respecting the dangers of nature. He suffers from frostbite but does not see it as a serious problem. Later, he falls through ice into a freezing river. Unable to light a fire, his condition deteriorates and he realizes too late the severity of the situation. The story shows how lack of preparation and ignorance of environmental risks can have fatal consequences.

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    The man travels alone through extremely cold weather without fully understanding or respecting the dangers of nature. He suffers from frostbite but does not see it as a serious problem. Later, he falls through ice into a freezing river. Unable to light a fire, his condition deteriorates and he realizes too late the severity of the situation. The story shows how lack of preparation and ignorance of environmental risks can have fatal consequences.

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    “To Build a Fire” Reading Questions

    6. Why do you think London


    1. Why do you think the protagonist continues to emphasize the
    is referred to as “the man” as coldness, and how the man had
    opposed to being given a name? never felt such cold before?
     Because he is the only human  to show that he is ignoring the
    being in the whole story. There is danger of nature.
    a conflict between man and
    nature, and being human itself. 7. Why does the man “shy like a
    horse” from certain parts of the
    2. What is the weather like at day road?
    break when the story begins?  shallow freezing water and ice
    What do you think this breaking under his feet.
    foreshadows for the rest of the
    story? 8. Do you agree or disagree with
     The weather is very cold, the man when he sends the dog
    gloomy, dark, snowy. The ahead of himself to aid in his
    temperature is fifty degrees under own safety? What would you
    zero at the moment. It shows that do?
    something bad /negative will  no, test the water for myself
    happen. (get dog to test water first?)

    3. London writes, “He was quick 9. Why does London point out that
    and alert in the things of life, but the dog acts from instinct?
    only in the things, and not in the  dog relies more on instinct
    significances” (498). What does than man. Dog more in tuned
    this tell us about the man? What with nature.
    is his character like?
     He’s arrogant and doesn’t pay 10. While eating, what startles the
    attention to smaller detail in lie man? Why is this important?
    that doesn’t apply to him.  pain in arm and getting
    frostbite and becoming aware of
    4. How are the man and the dog weather.
    similar? How are they different? 11. After deciding not to eat his
     the dog has better instinct than lunch, how does the man’s
    the man. The man doesn’t notice outlook of his situation
    his surrounds like the dog. drastically, albeit briefly, change?
     becomes scared and starts to
    5. Why doesn’t the man worry build a fire.
    more about the cold? What is
    alarming/absurd about his 12. What do you think London
    reaction to the frostbite? means when he says, “This man
     he has been through two cold did not know cold”?
    snaps before and he doesn’t pay he didn’t know real cold
    attention that he could get weather. He doesn’t understand
    frostbite.
    nature and he starts to wonder
    what will happen to him. 19. Why does the man start to berate
    the dog?
    13. When he falls in the river, the  he is jealous that the dog is
    man curses his bad luck. Do you surviving and he’s not.
    agree with where he places his
    blame? Why or why not? 20. How does the dog know to leave
     he blames luck. No, he and head to the camp?
    shouldn’t have walked over the  smell of death made the dog
    ice. go head to camp.

    14. In the paragraph where the man


    reflects on “old-timers” and
    “men who are men” what do you
    think of his mentality and
    beliefs?
     old timers believed in
    tradition. Romantizing the man
    in the old days. Views himself as
    one. Men from before were better
    at surviving.

    15. What happens to the man’s fire


    and why?
     snow from the tree falls on the
    fire and it goes out.

    16. What difficulty occurs when the


    man finally lights all of his
    matches at once?
     he starts to burn his hands.

    17. When the man contemplates


    “using” his dog for survival, how
    does London emphasize the
    qualities of naturalism?
    dog follows his instincts where
    the man doesn’t. The dog in on
    high alert at all times (scared of
    man)

    18. What is the flaw in the man’s


    plan when he begins to run to
    camp?
     he lacked the endurance to
    keep running.

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