When the man is having an out-of-body experience, seeing himself dead in the snow as “the boys” search for his body the next day, what else is happening here? What other examples of detachment does London provide throughout the story?

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When the man is having an out-of-body experience, seeing himself dead in the snow as “the boys” search for his body the next day, what else is happening here? What other examples of detachment does London provide throughout the story?

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Asked by Elizabeth K #1154246 on 5/27/2021 3:18 PM

Last updated by Aslan on 5/27/2021 4:27 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 5/27/2021 4:27 PM

The man no longer feels cold or pain. He sees both himself and his folly more objectively now. The dog waits for the smell of death from the man. The dog feels divided from the man and the power that the man once had over him.

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