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"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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what kind of wood did he use to build the fire
Posted by morris t #250829
Last updated by: Aslan on May 15, 2012 7:19 PM
Answers: 1
 
Account for the paradox of his blood being alive, "like the dog, but like the dog it wanted to hide away"
Posted by anh p #250365
Last updated by: Aslan on May 14, 2012 9:26 AM
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what advice from an old-timer does the man choose to ignore
Posted by darrius s #249781
Last updated by: Aslan on May 10, 2012 6:27 PM
Answers: 1
 
Why doesn't London give the man a name?
Posted by courtney d #246519
Last updated by: jill d #170087 on Apr 27, 2012 3:03 PM
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How is the conflict related to the them of this story?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 11:15 PM
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What do you think is the theme of "to build a fire"?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:48 PM
Answers: 1
 
What type of conflict is central to the plot
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:46 PM
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How does the conflict intensify as the plot devolps? how is the conflict resolved?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:44 PM
Answers: 1
 
What does the story suggest about humanity's place in nature?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:38 PM
Answers: 1
 
Why do you think LOndon chose not to give the man in this story a name
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:36 PM
Answers: 1
 
what happens to the man at the end of the story? How does the dog react?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:34 PM
Answers: 1
 
what careless mistake does the man make when he tries to build a fire to thaw out his feet? what prevents him from rebuilding the fire?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:26 PM
Answers: 1
 
what traps is the man careful to avoid? How does the dog assist the man in avoiding one of the traps?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:24 PM
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how is the dogs awarenees of the cold different from the mans awareness?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:22 PM
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how does the man become aware that it is colder than fifty below? what is the actual temperature?
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:18 PM
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Why does the tremendous cold "make no impression" on the man
Posted by noel q #243529
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 15, 2012 7:11 PM
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What advice from an old timer does the man choose to ignore?
Posted by danielle s #242819
Last updated by: Aslan on Apr 11, 2012 7:55 PM
Answers: 1
 
least adimiration
Posted by kristin c #240329
Last updated by: kristin c #240329 on Mar 30, 2012 12:18 AM
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at the begining of the story, the man feels
Posted by kristin c #240329
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 30, 2012 12:01 AM
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what are the literary elements of the story?
Posted by gül o #235901
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 28, 2012 12:03 PM
Answers: 1
 
the old timer from sulpher creek had told him things to survive in the yukon. What are three things the old timer had told him to do?
Posted by blake c #239433
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 26, 2012 1:29 PM
Answers: 1
 
The man attemps which one?
Posted by rachel c #236999
Last updated by: rachel c #236999 on Mar 15, 2012 2:21 AM
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the dominant mood of the story is?
Posted by rachel c #236999
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 15, 2012 2:21 AM
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Which one of the something that is not learned in the story about the man?
Posted by rachel c #236999
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 15, 2012 2:21 AM
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Which one does it not tell you in the story?
Posted by rachel c #236999
Last updated by: Aslan on Mar 15, 2012 2:04 AM
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