To Build a Fire Group at eNotes http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/group The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the To Build a Fire Group at eNotes. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:00:29 en-us <![CDATA[The man is a newcomer to the Yukon Territory, he is smug and rejects...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/why-did-man-go-differnt-way-47775 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/why-did-man-go-differnt-way-47775 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:00:29 PST <![CDATA[Why did the man go a different way in "To Build a Fire"?]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/why-did-man-go-differnt-way-47775 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/why-did-man-go-differnt-way-47775 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:00:49 PST <![CDATA[The old-timer from Sulphur Creek had warned the man of the dangers of...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-had-old-timer-sulphur-creek-told-him-previous-47107 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-had-old-timer-sulphur-creek-told-him-previous-47107 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:00:53 PST <![CDATA[In "To Build a Fire", what had the old-timer on Sulphur Creek...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-had-old-timer-sulphur-creek-told-him-previous-47107 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-had-old-timer-sulphur-creek-told-him-previous-47107 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:42:55 PST <![CDATA[when the tempertaure keeps dropping and it gets to 75 below zero and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:35:48 PST <![CDATA[Does the ending of the story clearly meet the conventions of naturalism? ]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/which-one-these-endings-do-you-think-more-clearly-45051 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/which-one-these-endings-do-you-think-more-clearly-45051 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:07:08 PST <![CDATA[hope]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/central-idea-build-fire-44559 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/central-idea-build-fire-44559 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:53:19 PST <![CDATA[What is the central idea in "To Build a Fire?"]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/central-idea-build-fire-44559 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/central-idea-build-fire-44559 Sat, 1 Nov 2008 13:50:48 PST <![CDATA[what is thepurpose of the man waking in the cold ]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:38:20 PST <![CDATA[In a word, his arrogance.  He ignores both the voice of experience (the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:29:57 PST <![CDATA[The man's weaknesses that lead to his death are several.  First, the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:42:15 PST <![CDATA[In "To Build a Fire", what are the man's weaknesses and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-mans-weaknesses-qualities-that-lead-his-death-42575 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:58:27 PST <![CDATA[I believe that they differed in ways because tthe dog has fur and his...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 06:44:34 PST <![CDATA[Another conflict is man vs. animal.  This is because the man did not...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-conflict-quot-build-fire-quot-16939 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/what-conflict-quot-build-fire-quot-16939 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:23:39 PST <![CDATA[I would only add to the above that the main "event" in the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:42:03 PST <![CDATA[The premise of the story is that a man and a dog set out for their camp,...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:00:27 PST <![CDATA[In "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, what are the main events...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/build-fire-by-jack-london-what-main-events-that-38597 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:41:18 PST <![CDATA[The "tenderfoot" approaches the trip in the hostile Arctic...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/how-dog-quot-old-timer-quot-foils-tenderfoot-38313 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/how-dog-quot-old-timer-quot-foils-tenderfoot-38313 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:42:14 PST <![CDATA[How are the dog and "old-timer" foils of the tenderfoot?]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/how-dog-quot-old-timer-quot-foils-tenderfoot-38313 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/how-dog-quot-old-timer-quot-foils-tenderfoot-38313 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:21:30 PST <![CDATA[The tone is definitely a detached, matter-of-fact one.  The narrator is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/how-does-london-s-prose-style-particularly-imagery-38161 http://www.enotes.com/build-fire/q-and-a/how-does-london-s-prose-style-particularly-imagery-38161 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:14:15 PST