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"To Build a Fire" by Jack London and the Use of Setting as an Antagonist

chill in the air (London 143). But his canine companion knew better. He was all-too-familiar with this icy terrain, and his inst...

Short Stories by Jack London and the Weather Protagonist

from Londons story which illustrates how the man is ignorant and in need of the weather to make him strong and enlightened: "But a...

Humans and Nature

essay that illustrates her story about being African American is not every African Americans story and in truth it is quite differ...

'The Iron' Heel' of Jack London

From his wife, by the means of her recently discovered manuscript, we find that "Ernest Everhard was an exceptionally strong man. ...

Themes in 'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

In five pages this paper discusses the themes of life and death evoked by Jack London in his short story 'To Build a Fire.' Four ...

Man's Struggles in the Domination of Nature in 'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

that might have gone differently is early in the story, and actually deals with the mans character. The man is "without imaginati...

Literary Treatment of Darwinism

In ten pages this paper examines how the theories of Charles Darwin have been represented in literature in a consideration of crit...

Life and Writings of Jack London

In five pages this paper discusses Jack London in a consideration of his life and writings including 'To Build a Fire' and Call of...

Literature and Free Will

with the famous line: "None of them knew the color of the sky" (PG). The introduction is chilling. Why would no one know the color...

Six Short Stories, Summary and Analyses

This paper presents discussion of "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker, "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan, "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner, ...

'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the creatures featured in this short story with the dog representing instinct and man symbolizing i...

'To Build a Fire' by Jack London and 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin

In five pages these 2 American short stories are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources listed....

2 Versions of 'To Build a Fire' by Jack London

which is considered to be one of his best (Jack London). The 1902 juvenile version As London intended this version of the story f...

'To Build a Fire' by Jack London and Literary Style

In five pages the literary style in this short story is analyzed in terms of the story's direct and indirect evidence, deductive o...

Short Stories by Jack London and Edgar Allan Poe on Death

In seven pages this paper examines how the theme of death is handled in London's short stories 'The Law of Life' and 'To Build a F...

Krakauer's Into the Wild and London's To Build a Fire

to civilisation? Probably not. We can, therefore, only speculate as to whether or not McChandless might have seen his death as mer...

20th Century Literature and Self Determination

In 6 pages this paper examines how self determination is thematically portrayed in 'The Red Wheelbarrow' by William Carlos William...

The Call of the Wild Still Calls

as he is "jerked from the heart of civilization and flung into the heart of things primordial" when a known and trusted human sell...

London's Early History

for his death (Wells, 1931, 469). In effect, Caesar was consumed with one goal: to satisfy the desires and urges of Caesar. Well...

The Call of the Wild

Animals do not psychoanalyze human beings and so this pure presentation allows the reader to see humans as they are without regard...

Jack London’s Call of the Wild

was apparently controversial at the time, but clearly desired. One critic, in looking back at the time wrote, in 1928, "that a hea...

Jack London/Call of the Wild

In deciding how to interpret Call of the Wild, another comment made by Labor is also insightful, as he writes that "In book after...

England's 1666 'Great Fire'

that they ignited the home of Farriner, which was a wooden structure (The Great Fire of London, 2003). The fire...

Literary Tools in Jack London's Short Stories

life is at stake as the narrator expresses the fact that a man will actually freeze to death if he cannot get a fire going. The ...

Claudius in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

was, most likely, rejected for being "too young and untried" (92). When he is first introduced to the plays action, in Act I, Sce...

Extraordinary GE Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch

it to become the CEO. Once there, he had the nerve to thin out the deadwood which as a result made GE a much more efficient organ...

Lord of the Flies: Jack & Hitler

but he was placed in charge of hunting. Jack then pushes this role to the limit, getting more and more boys to join him in an incr...

Brokeback Mountain: The "Great Outdoors" as a Trap

one else. This rugged outdoorsman is entirely self-sufficient, and when he does interact with others, on a cattle drive for inst...

Business Decision Making and Account Uses

sales are still falling short on the budgeted figures, This may lead the individual to believe that the long term nature of Septem...

Special Needs' Child Journal Observation Overview

down, squishing them to form a fish face. All the children were participating except for Jack, who was staring at the ceiling, mo...