The Cremation Of Sam Mcgee Analysis

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The story I wish to share this week for the written assignment is The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert W. Service. The story is about a man named Sam McGee and his quest for riches during the gold rush along trail in the frozen Yukon Territory. As he traveled with his best friend Cap, he spent a great deal of time whining and complaining about how ever since he left his home in Tennessee he had been cold. Many nights Cap had to endure the same conversation revolving around this topic. On one particular night Sam turned to Cap and asked him to swear that if Sam died on that trail, Cap would oblige Sam’s last request, which was to cremate his remains. Coincidently, by the end of the next day, Sam McGee had passed on and as Cap held true to his

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