To Build a Fire

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‘‘To Build a Fire’’ is the story of an unnamed man traveling across the Klondike territory in winter to meet his partners at a mining camp. Ignoring the advice of an old-timer, the man makes the journey alone except for a dog, despite the intense cold. As the result of a series of mishaps, the man freezes to death without reaching camp.

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Point of view means the perspective from which the story, or narrative, is told. The point of view in ‘‘To Build a Fire’’ is third-person omniscient. In other words, the narrator stands outside of the story and refers...

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