“To Build a Fire” Reading Questions

Nov 21, 2013 · What is the weather like at day break when the story begins? What do you think this foreshadows for the rest of the story? London writes, “He was quick and alert in the things of life, but only in the things, and not in the significances” (498). What does this tell us about the man? What is his character like? How are the man and the dog ... ................
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