To Build a Fire

To Build a Fire

Why do yo think Jack London titled his short sotry, "To build a Fire"? Use detials from the text to support you answer.

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The story is literally about building a fire. The campfire is the man's last and only possibility for survival. He repeatedly has to build one in order to live. The building of the fire becomes both theme and plot device for the story. 

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