Human Nature In Jack London's To Build This Man

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Human Nature Human nature is what keeps us alive and not dead before our time. Some people want to go against what is natural for humans but they seem to die before long and they are not killed by other humans but by nature itself. This can be very simple or very difficult to understand, human nature that is. Heat and cold, water and everything can kill you if you go against what human nature tells you to do and it does not tell you like how we are talking now but has feeling that only that one person can feel their own, but when this does happen listen closely and listen well to what it has to say before you do anything on the matter or else you just might end up six feet under. Jack London tells of one such story in his short story “To Build …show more content…

In the story he goes out in Alaskan forest called the Yukon about 50 below zero without a partner to go with him. Very dumb because what if something were to happen to you such as you are too cold to move or feel your hands and feet, plus you are wet and need to make a fire to survive and you cannot which in the end you die by freezing to death. He was a new comer and had no idea what was in store for him during these long day without the sun to get some of the warmth from. When you are new you should listen to people how have been where you are at and take their advice to heart and do what they say without …show more content…

Human nature is about knowing what is right and what is wrong to do in different problems when they arise at different times or even at the same time. Cocky is one sure way to lead yourself into a grave without even being aware that you are digging your grave and about to fall into it. This can and will lead to most likely death if you do not know what you are doing or if you have no idea what is going to happen while you are at there. Dumb is the worst way to die because you know you did not have to die because you could have said no I will not go out when some says not to go out when it is that cold

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