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Essay Archive - 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....
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