In "making fire", Jack London stated his view on many green plants they poured to Yukon to look for gold. Obviously, he believes that these newcomers are too inexperienced, blinded by the Golden Fever, and can not survive on a trip. Like many of them, a "person" is moved by his own stupid self, behaving unreasonably and not following wise advice. He kept chasing him, but his voluntary thought still allowed him to blindly advance.
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.
Focusing on the main character, alienation of the main character in the establishment of fire with most novels and short stories. The author will describe his personality, skill or appearance one by one until we become a reader, and finally understand the appearance of the hero. However, this is not always the case, and from time to time, the author will help to emphasize the subject with a minimal explanation of the main character. In Jack London's short story "To Build A Fire", the hero gradually lost by the fight with nature, evolved into an ancient alienated person in the wild environment.
The story of Jack London's "Building a Fire" has a theme; to respect nature and to strongly understand the warning signal it gives. This theme has been demonstrated by the character and his behavior. The protagonist of the story has an attitude that prevents him from hearing the internal and external warnings that nature gave him from the beginning. He does not respect the power of nature, and most people definitely pay the final price. His attitude is arrogant and careless. This guy does not have real experience in the harsh field of fatal cold Yukon. He only understood the facts and never met the true meaning of "cold". He knew that it was cold, his body was numb, but he was unaware of the danger it had on his limbs. He thinks he heard from Sulfur Creek 's old man only exaggerates the fact.