To Build a Fire | Topics for Further Study
Research the symptoms of and treatments for frostbite and hypothermia. Use your findings to discuss the deterioration of the man’s condition in ‘‘To Build a Fire.’’
Investigate the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897: the types of people who participated in it; the ‘‘sourdoughs’’ versus the ‘‘cheechakos’’; the routes they took and the supplies they carried with them; and the dangers they encountered. Compare what you learn about these people with what you know about the man in ‘‘To Build a Fire.’’
As mentioned in ‘‘To Build a Fire,’’ the Yukon River...
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