They both are affected by nature and their goals are not achieved completely. In “The Interlopers” nature is an obstacle as the two men that were arguing about the land that their family owned, because of the argument their ultimate goal was to claim the land as his own. The nature obstacle that stopped their goal from being achieved was the tree trunk that fell due to snow falling causing weight on the trunk to increase and fall on top of the two men that were arguing. In “To Build a Fire” the man that is the main character is trying to make his way to a cabin, but as he makes his journey through the freezing temperatures, he dies and his goal was never complete. The evidence shows how in both stories the characters in the story do not
Both of these stories include in their plots, surprising events that alter the course of the plot. There are a couple of surprises in the “Interlopers.” One of these
Significant communication challenges were encountered because radio systems used by federal and state agencies are incompatible with radio systems used by local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and other responding resources (Fire Siege, 2003). This lack of compatibility and common frequencies profoundly impacted the ability to coordinate resources and exchange information. The terrain and lack of infrastructure adversely affected the CNF communication system, further hampering communication efforts. Numerous responding resources lacked the ability to field program radios to establish communications with the task force or strike team resources.
To begin with, I believe that there was more than one conflicts in the story. The conflicts were man vs. nature, man vs. self, man vs. man, and man vs. society. Mattie acquired all of these conflicts throughout the novel. To describe the conflict of man vs. nature, it is explained that the fever had spread through the air and it was up to Mattie to save herself from the disease. She had to “fight” nature and protect herself from the heat as well as the fever until winter arrived. Mattie also fought with herself when she had to decide to give Nell up to the orphanage or keep her in her own hands. Mattie also shows man vs. society as she defended the intruders breaking in the coffeehouse. Man vs. man is explained in the novel when Mattie would argue about doing her chores and going to Polly’s funeral in the
Casey Kimmel Scale Comp “To Build a Fire” Naturalism describes a type of literature that attempts to apply principles of detachment and objectivity to the study of human life . Naturalism was a movement that occurred during the late nineteenth century and was an outgrowth of literary realism. There are a lot of themes in naturalistic narratives. They key ones are detachment, survival, determinism, and violence.
“To Build a Fire” and “The Law of Life” have the same theme and that is man vs nature. How are the same related well they start out with hardships with nature and they experience it in different ways. The other thing is that they both die because of nature the same way and that is hypothermia. How they experienced it differently is a contrast for example in “The Law of Life” the main character has to deal with nature for example they ran out of food and if they don't find any more food they will starve. For “To Build a Fire” the man is inexperienced and has never traveled to the Yukon and when he's walking he expected it to be cold but it was colder than he thought and he started to get frost bitten. The other difference is how they die between
If you went out one day and out of nowhere you find yourself in a life-or-death situation would it be your fault? People in a life-or-death situation should be held accountable for their actions because most of the time people know that if they do something that can put them in a life-or-death situation then something bad will happen but they still do it willingly. Another person might not agree with this claim and say that people should not be held accountable for their actions. The reason he or she might think this is because if when a person does face a life-or-death situation it might not be entirely their fault. The following reasons are examples of why my claim is stronger.
In The Law of Life the main character is trying to get back with his native tribe after they thought he was dead and left him, In To Build a Fire The main character is exploring unfamiliar territory where he gets lost and is trying to find his way home. At the beginning of the story for To Build a Fire The man starts out exploring the forest in -70 degree
At a point in both stories, there was a turning point leading to a more positive future. Mrs. Mallard arose from her chair looking out the window and was filled with glee and full of happiness to finally get to live for herself. While over in The Interlopers as both men laid underneath a fallen tree they decide to move past there family issues and work together to get free and on the path to becoming friends. Now onto the last comparison I have, at the end of both stories the main charaters Mrs. Mallard, Ulrich, and Georg
In the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, there are three principal themes. They are respecting nature, and considering results of actions. The main theme, or universal truth, is heeding warnings. The themes are shown through the character and his actions. The main character in the story had an attitude that prevented him from heeding internal and external warnings. He did not respect nature's power, and therefore he paid with his life.His attitude was arrogant and careless.
The dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 written by author Ray Bradbury in 1953, shows what he speculates the fate of society to be. The novel takes place in the corrupt United States when most people no longer read books and are satisfied only by entertainment. In the novel, the fire has been perceived in many different ways by the main character, Guy Montag, who was once a fireman. Firemen are mindless servants to society, who burn books to maintain censorship and stop people from thinking for themselves. Fire in Fahrenheit 451 has changed multiple times, from the fire being seen as destructive and chaotic to symbolizing rebirth and purifying. Mythological creatures, such as the salamander and Phoenix have influenced the change in the perception of fire.
When Jack London wrote "To Build a Fire" he embraced the idea of naturalism because it mirrored the events of daily life. Naturalism showed how humans had to be wary at every corner because at anytime death could be there, waiting for them to make a mistake and forfeit their lives. He used naturalism, the most realistic literary movement, to show how violent and uncaring nature really is and how no matter what you do nature will always be there. London also presented the basic idea of Darwinism and the survival of the fittest, basically if you are dumb you will die. Collectively, London used naturalism to show how in life, humans can depend on nothing
Andrei Cozma Gravity Gravity is a science fiction movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón, having as central themes the fragility, vulnerability of the humans facing the harsh, ruthless outer space, as well as mankind’s ability to survive and recover from disasters, and after all, to restart its evolution. Gravity can be compared to Jack London’s tale “To Build a Fire” transposed into space, a man versus nature story, because Gravity is not a movie about space, but about the way humans, frail and vulnerable, adapt to it. The dependence of humans on Earth is also depicted in “The World Below the Brine”. The astronauts are ambitious characters far away from Earth and from everything that means a normal life. The same ambition and detachment from society
In "To Build a Fire," Jack London expresses his perspective of the multitude of greenhorns who flocked to the yukon in a rush for gold. It is evident that he believed that these newcomers were too inexperienced and blinded by gold fever to survive the trip. Like many of them, "the Man" is driven by his own foolish ego to act irrationally and to not follow wise advice. Though his consience continually nags at him, his ego-driven way of thought keeps pushing him blindly forward. The Man is not only representative of other fortune hunters like himself, but he also repersents every person on this planet. All of us, at some point in time, pushed our own consience aside and followed our own selfish ego.
Sometimes everyone feels like giving up, and the only thing a person can rely on is his will to survive. Giving up is admitting defeat, in every circumstance. In the story by Jack London, To Build a Fire, the main character learns a hard lesson of reality, when he meets his fate. The result came about because of many factors, mainly the man’s lack of psychological perserverance on the journey, as well as the harsh temperature and surroundings. If there was any hope for the man to survive these conditions, it would rely wholey on his persistance and motivation. The man expected his fate after it was too late to change it, weighing all the variables and realizing there was no probable way to escape his prediciment. The man’s fate was
To build a fire is a short story written by Jack London. It is a story about an individual’s choice. The main character’s self-centeredness overcomes him, as he tries to survive the wintery weather in his travel in the Yukon Trail. He made a choice of ignoring the weather warnings, which evidenced danger in his journey. There were warnings like the absence of fellow travelers due to the cold season, but his egoism made him still embark on the journey alone, despite the warnings. The protagonist’s pride and arrogance leads to a regrettable outcome, as it leads to his downfall. The protagonist made the wrong choices because of his egotism, and arrogance and they led to his downfall. He defied nature due to his lack of logical judgment, and