Overconfidence and Arrogance in To Build a Fire by Jack London

Jack London 's excessive self - confidence and pride in self - confidence and arrogance for fire brought about the death of a man in Jack London's "Building a Fire". Overconfidence in this ability has made him a bad decision and has led to laughing advice from people who know what they were talking about. Instead, he told him that "men should travel with partners" (1769) and should enter cold weather anyway, he will laugh at the old man. He knew that it was less than 75 degrees and the body was numb, but he did not mind because he thought he could handle it.

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 's excessive self - confidence and pride in self - confidence and arrogance for fire brought about the death of a man in Jack London's "Building a Fire". Overconfidence in this ability has made him a bad decision and has led to laughing advice from people who know what they were talking about. Instead, he told him that "men should travel with partners" (1769) and should enter cold weather anyway, he will laugh at the old man. He knew that it was less than 75 degrees and the body was numb, but he did not mind because he thought he could handle it.

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". "Building fire" in London has created a clear image that nature is not a force to be considered as a force to be considered in the long-term battle between man and nature.