To Build a Fire

The naturalistic view presents life through a more natural state, so life is depicted at the mercy of natural elements. Cite specific details from paragraph four that convey the naturalistic view of life as a harsh struggle for survival.

The naturalistic view presents life through a more natural state, so life is depicted at the mercy of natural elements. Cite specific details from paragraph four that convey the naturalistic view of life as a harsh struggle for survival.

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This is only a short answer space but I can give you a general comment. Jack London specialized in stories about the wilderness. His running theme involved the raw majesty and power of the elements. Naturalism was London's mantra and this story is a perfect example of this. In "To Build a Fire" the setting is in the Yukon. Unlike the man, the dog has naturalism built into his DNA. The dog and nature are in sync. The dog has been conditioned by generations of evolution and he instinctively understands what to do and when to do it. The dog also has the genetics (has fur) to survive better than man.