Monster Essays - London's "To Build A Fire": Use of Devices to Convey His Message
London's "To Build A Fire": Use of Devices to Convey His Message
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 below zero and the logger and his husky are
traveling towards Henderson Creek, about ten miles away, where the logger's
companions are located. London places the man in this Yukon ....
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