Post by meagangcurrie on May 31, 2024 19:47:01 GMT
“To Build a Fire” by Jack London focuses on the conflict between the man and the different forces of nature around him. The relentless cold, snow, clouds, fire, and the dog. With that being said, along with this conflict, there is a level of detail used in the story that almost transports the audience into the setting. The author uses various metaphors and wording to describe the sensations the man feels, whether it be an emotional sensation such as fear or a physical sensation like pain.
I would like to comment on the man’s thoughts as he travels the Yukon. At first, he just seemed like a man who was traveling through a blizzard trying to make it to a set destination. He did not think much about the situation he was in other than the noticeable fact that it was “cold and uncomfortable”. One other key element is how the author quotes, “The trouble with him [the man] was that he was not able to imagine. He was quick and ready in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in their meanings.” At first, this observation is true but as the story progresses, the man begins to think on life more. He becomes more and more desperate as the weather grows more severe and as he loses feeling in his fingers and toes. Do you believe that one can really be unconcerned with the meaning behind different things? It seems that even though the man did not have an imagination, that fact became skewed as his environment grew more aggressive. Does the thought of death and as it draws near lead a person to think more on their life and its meaning?
I would like to comment on the man’s thoughts as he travels the Yukon. At first, he just seemed like a man who was traveling through a blizzard trying to make it to a set destination. He did not think much about the situation he was in other than the noticeable fact that it was “cold and uncomfortable”. One other key element is how the author quotes, “The trouble with him [the man] was that he was not able to imagine. He was quick and ready in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in their meanings.” At first, this observation is true but as the story progresses, the man begins to think on life more. He becomes more and more desperate as the weather grows more severe and as he loses feeling in his fingers and toes. Do you believe that one can really be unconcerned with the meaning behind different things? It seems that even though the man did not have an imagination, that fact became skewed as his environment grew more aggressive. Does the thought of death and as it draws near lead a person to think more on their life and its meaning?
