An Analysis of Jack London's To Build A Fire

Charles E. May, author of Jack London 's building fire article "Building Fire: Physical Novel and Metaphysical Critic", has given him his psychological criticism in the short story of Jack London. May is described in detail from the viewpoint of existence about the naturalism behavior of man and nature. Mei's article shows that the hero of the story has not only psychological discoveries but also "simple physical discovery of the body" (23). In the story "Build a fire", the hero must accept that he is not an unbeatable position, but a person with weakness.

Establishment of fire in Jack London In his short story "Building a Fire", Jack London depicts a violent conflict between man and nature. The essence of this story is the harsh environment of the Yukon Trail. London chose to use nature as a confrontation almost against the main character's power in his struggle for survival. By giving a lot of human characteristics to the environment, London has produced a lot of mistakes that can not actually happen, realized the fate of the main character through stories, realizing the personality of nature.

Jack London fires Jack London's short story "Building Fire" tells the relationship between man and nature. This story takes place on Yukon's long night. An unnamed hero moves along the way to the mining camp along with the puppy. The man violated the recommendations of local people and he noticed in a short time that he should wait. As Le Mans exhale before arriving at the ground, the temperature is very low. The main obstacle of his journey was that many of the covered springs means death of the dead.

The story of Jack London 's "Building a Fire" will disband readers very fundamentally and create a fire. Everyone can light a fire. All you need is a match and some ignition. But the London story is more than just lighting the fire. This story is about beliefs, self-confidence and even arrogance towards himself, he does not recognize the power of nature around him. The story of London is like the story of "human to nature". London 's "Building a Fire" casts a clear image that nature is not a power to be ignored in the long-term battle between people and nature. The role of the author is very common. The main feature of the story has never been named, except for "chechaqua" or land known as a rookie. This story greatly expresses the constant humanity's struggle in the natural world and the physical power that may make him unreasonable at any time.