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To Build a Fire

by Jack London

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To Build a Fire eNotes Teaching Guide

by Tessie Barbosa

  • Released October 09, 2019
  • Language Arts and Literature subjects
  • 12 pages
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Excerpt

This guide highlights some of the most salient aspects of "To Build a Fire" before you begin teaching Jack London's classic story. Studying "To Build a Fire" with your students will give them unique insight into naturalism, perseverance, and important themes surrounding free will, tragedy, and the enduring human instinct to survive

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