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by Jack London

"To Build a Fire" is a prime example of the literary movement of naturalism. Naturalism was an offshoot of Charles Darwin's and Herbert Spencer's theories on evolution. In his monumental 1859 work Origin of the Species, Darwin theorized that environments alter the biology and behavior of organisms…

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"The wires were pretty well down between him and his finger"
What does this line suggest about the strugle between man and nature?

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the dog in to build a fire

is the dog supposed to be viewed as superior to the man because of its inate natural gifts?

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naturalism in to build a fire

what are some of the ways that naturalism is presented in to build a fire?

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