The Mystery Of Jack London - 1338 Words

Surviving the wilderness Imagine being in fifty degrees below zero weather trying to survive in the Yukon. In the story the no named new comer is traveling throughout the freezing Yukon cold weather when he was told not to. But he still went anyways to meet up with his friends. During the story he met an Alaskan husky that tried to build a fire so many times; at this point he is over it. So he tries to kill the dog to sink his hands in the dog’s body. Luckily the man ends up losing control because he is so cold, and ends up dieing. In the story â€Å"To Build a Fire,† Jack London uses naturalism to explain why the protagonist’s lack of knowledge about his surroundings leads to his death. Many things have happened in Jack London’s life. Jack†¦show more content†¦When London was in Mexico he was diagnosed with dysentery and pleurisy. Then when he want to California his illness recurred, he had kidney disease and on November 10th he passed a kidney stone. On November 21st he was in pain and throwing up. The next day he died of an attack of gastrointestinal uremia.(â€Å"London, Jack, 1876-1916†). It was unfortunate that London died but overall he had a fine life. Now for the story, in the story the old timer from Sulphur Creek told the protagonist not to go to the Yukon but he still went anyway. The man does not listen to what people tell him because he thinks that he knows everything. He does not have any experience with the Northland (Campbell). This just makes everything worse, the man did not listen and he has no experience. The old timer from Sulphur Creek who is a prospector told the man to not travel to Klondike alone when it it cold(â€Å"Campbell†). Does this man know what he is doing? It is freezing cold, the man told him not to go and if he did go do not go alone. Towards the end he starts to realize that the old timer knew what he was talking about, â€Å"That man from Sulphur creek had spoken the tr uth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the country. And he had laughed at him at the time! That showed one must not be too sure of things†(London). The protagonist knows it all, until the man realizes the Yukon is just like the older man said it was. Throughout the story the dogShow MoreRelatedSummary : Private Investigator 1321 Words   |  6 PagesElvin Jaimon Mrs. Bush Language Arts Adv., Period 4 9 October 2014 Final Draft Private Investigator, Jack Adams, a tall, 26-year old, built, blonde man, slowly walked into the bricked, domed National Gallery of London. It was crowded with London’s richest people. The famous museum was showing the elegant Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci for a one night show. 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