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A short story about a man and a dog struggling to survive in the harsh cold of the Yukon. The man lacks imagination and fails to build a fire, while the dog instinctively seeks warmth and shelter.
A classic short story by Jack London about a man who ventures into the Yukon wilderness and freezes to death. Learn about the plot, themes, and versions of this naturalist tale.
A man and a dog face the harsh cold of 75 degrees below zero in the Yukon wilderness. The man struggles to build a fire and survive, while the dog senses the danger and tries to help.
Read and study Jack London's classic story of a man's struggle to survive in the wilderness. Learn about the themes, symbols, and literary devices of this realist masterpiece.
The man once heard a story about a man who survived a winter storm by killing an animal and crawling inside the corpse. The man thinks that he could kill the dog and put his hands inside the body to warm them. Then he could attempt to build another fire. He calls the dog, but his voice reveals his fear and his intentions.
A short summary of Jack London's To Build a Fire. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of To Build a Fire.
To Build a Fire, short story by Jack London, published in Century Magazine in 1908 and later reprinted in the 1910 collection Lost Face. (An earlier draft had been published in 1902 in Youth’s Companion.) London’s widely anthologized masterpiece illustrates in graphic terms the futility of human.
