Start your subscription to get access to more than 30,000 additional guides and more than 350,000 Homework Help questions answered by our experts. Therefore, the author is trying to tell his readers how important it is to be prepared and to listen to those who might know better instead of believing too much in something that is completely unattainable. Traveling with his dog, the main character sets out to meet him friends at a camp however, he makes many mistakes along the way that prevent him from reaching the camp and attaining his final goal. The main character in the story had been given advice that advised him not to travel to the Yukon because he was not prepared. Kindle Unlimited (KU) is a subscription program where customers can read Kindle eBooks and keep them as long as they want, for a monthly subscription fee. During the time period in which the story is to have taken place men flocked to the Yukon in order to strike it rich and cash in on the gold that had been found there. The overall theme or message of “To Build a Fire” by Jack London deals with stubborn idealism. In the poem, like in London’s story, nature flat out doesn’t care about man and his efforts. The story has always reminded me of Crane’s poem “A Man Said to the Universe.” The storm simply carries on without a care in the world. It doesn’t matter how hard the man tries to warm himself and curse at the storm. It exhibits a sense of cold indifference to the man’s efforts. He liked the man, as long as the man could provide something for him. ![]() I feel that this shows a cold indifference on the dog’s part. The dog sticks around for a bit after the man dies, then the dog simply moves on in search of other providers. The dog is not human therefore, he is nature to me. ![]() Then it turned and ran along the trail toward the camp it knew, where there were the other food providers and fire providers.įor me, the dog represents nature. I would be tempted to believe that the main idea being stressed to readers is “be prepared,” but the dog ruins that for me. That wasn’t the case, and the man paid the ultimate price. Amazon Seller Central helps you navigate your seller account and grow your business on Amazon with helpful tools and content, all from one convenient dashboard. Its a one-stop shop for effectively managing sales, and your go-to resource for selling in Amazon’s store. Granted, the man ignored advice to not go out, because he figured he was good enough, strong enough, and smart enough to conquer nature. Seller Central is the portal for accessing your Amazon seller account. That theme is the theme of nature’s indifference to humans. ![]() I feel that a theme (main idea) of London’s “To Build a Fire” is a theme that he frequently uses in his writings.
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