To Build a Fire

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  Why did the man go a different way in "To Build a Fire"?

  Posted by junoman on Nov 17, 2008 at 02:00 PM

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  In "To Build a Fire", what had the old-timer on Sulphur Creek told the man the previous fall?

  Posted by tee012 on Nov 13, 2008 at 07:42 PM

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  Does the ending of the story clearly meet the conventions of naturalism?

  Posted by jessicajones23 on Nov 3, 2008 at 04:07 PM

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  What is the central idea in "To Build a Fire?"

  Posted by jandeegirl on Nov 1, 2008 at 01:50 PM

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  In "To Build a Fire", what are the man's weaknesses and qualities that lead to his death?

  Posted by kelleyanne75 on Oct 21, 2008 at 02:58 PM

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  In "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, what are the main events that lead up to the man's death?

  Posted by djanice on Sep 25, 2008 at 04:41 PM

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  How are the dog and "old-timer" foils of the tenderfoot?

  Posted by scott-locklear on Sep 23, 2008 at 04:21 PM

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  In "To Build a Fire," how does London's prose style (particularly imagery) serve establish the story's mood and then intensify that mood?

  Posted by judythatsme on Sep 22, 2008 at 03:15 PM

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  How do the man and the dog differ in the ways they approach the intense cold in "To Build a Fire"?

  Posted by ashbabyb on Sep 5, 2008 at 12:49 PM

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  Can you tell me all the metaphors that can be found in the story, "To Build a Fire"?

  Posted by gabiuge on Aug 25, 2008 at 11:15 AM

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  In "To Build a Fire," why does the man have to build a fire before he can eat his lunch?

  Posted by hkkansagra on Aug 21, 2008 at 12:11 PM

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  In what part of the world does "To Build a Fire" take place?

  Posted by trevez on Jul 21, 2008 at 05:51 PM

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  What happens to Tom Vincent at the end of " To Build a Fire"?

  Posted by tiggerkay91 on Jul 3, 2008 at 10:36 AM

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  Locate four passages that foreshadow later events in "To Build a Fire." Explain the link between each passage and the later event.

  Posted by come on May 28, 2008 at 11:32 AM

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  Several times in the story "To Build a Fire," the man recalls the old timer from sulfur creek. What key advice did the old-timer give him?

  Posted by jbaby on May 28, 2008 at 10:42 AM

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  What does the main character of "To Build a Fire" think and feel?

  Posted by coachgirl09 on May 8, 2008 at 06:17 PM

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  What were naturalist writers?

  Posted by jazzy-j on May 6, 2008 at 08:13 AM

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  How does the illustration in "To Build a Fire" demonstrate the story?

  Posted by heang on Apr 26, 2008 at 12:38 PM

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  What is this story, "To Build a Fire" about?

  Posted by angie7600 on Apr 24, 2008 at 04:24 PM

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  How is the dog wiser than the man in "To Build a Fire"?

  Posted by lilzzy on Apr 20, 2008 at 06:51 PM

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