"To Build a Fire" is a short story that has been written by Jack London. ... He decides to build a fire for warmth. ... Immediately he tries to build a fire again, but he fails due to frostbitten fingers. ... Internal and external conflicts of the story "To Build a Fire" are resolved in nature's favor. Jack London establishes the atmosphere of the setting in his writing that leads readers to understand the man causes his own death. ...

• Word Count: 765
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The story of "To build a Fire- by Jack London is about one mans lack of ability to survive under extremely harsh conditions. ... I felt that Jack London wrote it more like an instruction manual of survival than a story, as he repeatedly attempts to teach the reader survival techniques such as building fires, avoiding dangerous springs, and navigating a creek. ... This idea is also evident with Jack London's character development or the narrator. ... However, I believe that this was a secondary theme and all it did was give Jack London a forum to write his winter survival guide. I think ...

• Word Count: 473
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" takes place in the Yukon wilderness during a cold snap. ... The setting in "To Build a Fire" is very important to the overall theme of the story. Jack London sets the tone of the story with the few words of the story which state that the "day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray" (254). ... As the man is trying to warm his wet limbs by a fire, the bough of the tree above him "capsize its load of snow" and snuff out the fire (265). The man is then left with no fire and limbs which are quickly...

• Word Count: 513
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School