London's "To Build A Fire": Use Of Devices To Convey His Message
Beginning of paper
Jack London uses the devices of plot, setting, and
characterization in this short story "To Build A Fire" to convey his
message that humans need to be social. London sets an average, middle-aged
logger in a deserted Yukon trail during a wintry season. The temperature
is seventy-five degrees bel ....
Middle of paper
.... to advertise solidity beneath,
the man broke through. It was not deep. He wet himself halfway up the
knees before he floundered out to the firm crust". Then the man builds a
fire beneath a tree and snow falls over it putting it out. London creates
these natural events in the plot to prove they are not the cause of the
man's death.
Using characterization, London is able to display on account of who
is alive at the end how one benefits from being social. The old-timer at
Sulfur Creek is a ....
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Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
