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Pride In Jack London's To Build A Fire

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How much pride a man can have? Well in Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire” the Man made choices that got himself killed. Reasons the Man got himself killed were he traveled alone, he built a fire under a tree, and he had too much pride. First reason the Man got himself killed was he traveled alone. In the text is says the man had a dog instead of a person to travel with him. Also the text states the man did not listen to the Old Timer. The text also states the man wanted to walk instead of riding on a sleigh. Second reason the man got himself killed was he built a fire under a tree.

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