"To Build a Fire," by Jack London is about a man who is seeking to find his friends in the Yukon Territory in Alaska. ... The point of view in Jack London's, "To Build a Fire," is told by a narrator who shares the ideas and thoughts of the man who is making is way through the Yukon Territory in search of his friends. ... Jack London's, "To Build a Fire," has several conflicts throughout the short story; however, the main conflict is man versus nature. ...

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To Build a Fire by Jack London is a story about man versus nature. A man, who is ill prepared for the elements, sets out to hike a trail in the Yukon Territory with out any company except a dog. The man was warned by an "old-timer" not to attempt this hike alone because "no man must travel alone i...

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Of his readings, McCandless enjoyed Tolstoy, London, and Thoreau so much that he highlighted many of their passages in his books. ... McCandless entered the extreme Alaskan trail, crowning Jack London as king. ...

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The Call of the Wild This book is called The Call of the Wild and is written by Jack London. First, the book takes place in California. However, for the majority of the book, it takes place in Alaska during the Alaskan gold rush. The main characters in this book are Buck, Spitz, Francois, ...

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One of which, Jack London, "was a heavy drinker and incorrigible philanderer who beat up his girlfriends for the last two years of his life- (Krakauer 122). ... In doing this, he is mirroring the works of Jack London and Tolstoy by creating his own version of their story, while taking it a step further into living out the life of Alex instead of inventing a story. ...

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In 1880, one of the largest gold rushes was started. John Muir in my mind is the one who actually began the series of Alaskan Gold rushes, and made Alaska what it is today. There are a hand full of people that found large amounts of gold and ended up starting many more gold rushes all over Alaska....

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