Argumentative Essay: 'To Build A Fire'

Chris started to run out of food and realized his simplicity might be the death of him, however, he did have a shotgun and a edible plants book and was able to carry on with eating meat he caught and plants he found. Sadly, even though Chris had a book of what not to eat and what to eat, he ‘misstepped’ and ate the wrong plant. A plant he thought was edible was actually a plant that would make it impossible for him to digest anything, furthing leading him to starve to death. Chris and the man were both simple men that travel into the

In the story “To Build a Fire” the protagonist fails to recognize nature strength, almost in a disrespectful manner while traveling in the harsh Yukon environment. The down fall for him not listening and underestimating nature itself led him to his death. In this story you could find irony because he was also warned by a wise old man not travel alone in extreme conditions. The protagonist failed to listen to the old man that was his first mistake. The protagonist got lucky a couple times among his journey and came across many trial and errors, but the character’s luck started to run out.

At this point, the man is very concerned about accidently falling into one of these pools. "And to get his feet wet in such a temperature meant trouble and danger." (113) Getting wet would only delay him, "at the very least it meant delay, for he would be forced to stop and build a fire...." (113) Every time he thought he came across a frozen pool, he would force the dog to go first to see if it is safe or not. At this point and time, he begins to get more and more nervous about the

There is a complete transformation of the old civilized moral Buck to the harsher realities of life in the wilderness of the frosty north. Buck is once amazed by the brutality that he happened to see around him especially when a group of huskies tore his friend Curly apart, killing her on spot. But in due course of time, he learns to imbibe the

Last, Buck learns to adapt to the cold climate of the north. For example, Buck learns to sleep under the snow or you die of hypothermia. So, bucks sleeps under the snow every night. In conclusion, Buck learns to adapt to the north in the beginning.

Luckly, Brian manages to live. With his trusty hatchet at his side, Brian finds some berries and meets a bear in the woods. And he survived by many skills that he did not know before, but learnt in there. During surviving, he tried kill one self, but considered again and did not give up. After it, Brian found a emergency transmitter in the bag, but Brian puts it aside after flipping the switch on it a few times and hearing nothing.

The narrator describes the Yukon Territory as 75-degrees below freezing and being a highly treacherous for anyone to travel alone (2). By introducing this hostile environment, London creates tension in the reader as they begin to question the man’s safety in the freezing cold temperatures, After the man falls into the river and starts to freeze to death, he builds a fire in order to survive. As the fire grows and the warmth spreads, the snow on a tree falls, knocking out his fire. Through struggles such as this one, suspense is created due to the severity of the danger the man faces and the risks involved in the

“Buck Came upon one of the sled-dogs Thornton had bought in Dawson. This dog was thrashing about in a death-struggle, directly on the trail, and Buck passed around him without stopping.” (London 174). Once Buck returns to the camp it is too late and Buck tries to defend John Thornton from some of the Yeehats that have attacked the camp. As John Thornton dies, Buck finally returns to his primitive instincts for the only thing that was keeping him from being a wild beast was gone

In both versions of White Fang, a young man who has arrived in Alaska to search for a gold mine encounters White Fang, a dog-wolf mix who has lost his wolf mother. White Fang has a fight with a fellow dog, and the man nurses White Fang back to health, and he becomes a close companion to him. In both versions, there are two men who take on role positions in the beginning of the movie. The other two main characters are White Fang and his mother, Keesh.

Even though Fast Horse has left the tribe and gone away, Boss Ribs hopes that his son will come back and after learning the secrets and history of the Beaver Medicine Bundle assume his role as a tribal elder. Fast Horse is found several years later after being shot. He is wearing white man’s clothing including: buffalo coat, black hat, a collarless shirt, and boots. His old friend, White Man’s Dog, brings Fast Horse back to the tribe to be healed and treated after being shot by the old medicine man, Mik-api. Even though Fast Horse has left the tribe, associated with bad people and lives among the white man, Boss Ribs welcomes him back and wants him to assume his role as the next keeper of the Beaver Medicine Bundle. Fast Horse wants no part of his father’s plan and runs away from the tribe again.

McCandless and America In August 1992 a the body of Christopher Johnson McCandless was found in a bus in Alaska by two moose hunters. His story was traced back and written. McCandless left his friends, family, and life behind him to survive the Alaskan wild alone. Chris McCandless found the American dream by realising he should have shared his happiness with the ones that he loved.

In todays fast-paced society, action is often associated with accomplishment; however, the achievement of a goal requires first a dream and a well-constructed plan. Every individual is capable of achieving great things during his or her lifetime, but the seemingly "idle" period that precedes action is crucial to accomplishment as it encourages observation, kindles passion, and lends time to the development of a course of action. Although Frederick Douglass spent many years in slavery before he won his freedom, his years as a compliant slave in Boston allowed him to observe and understand the world around him, which prepared him for his escape years later. As a child, Douglass served the Auld family in the city of Boston, Maryland, and he

Into the Wild was written by Jon Krakauer and is a biography. Into the Wild is about a man named Chris Mccandless who separates himself from his family, friends, and all civilization. After college Chris Mccandless separates himself from his family and he goes into the alaskan wilderness to live alone. Chris Mccandless denies a car that his parents offered him and before he went into the wilderness he burned all of his cash in his wallet before he went into the wilderness. Chris Mccandless separates himself from his family, he doesn’t accept any gifts, and he has a conflict with everything around him.