The relationship of man and nature are very important as you read through this story see a trail helps man survive nature and survive the wilderness. The main trail symbolizes safety and security and the departure from his comrades symbolizes the danger that he is to face ahead throughout the story. That’s a symbol of risk see before the man left off the right direction of the trail he was on the correct path with his boys or in other term his companions. The man, dog, and nature are all important symbols throughout this story as they show a characteristic of human life.įirst of all a very important symbol Is the “Yukon Trail” when the man takes off from the right direction. Now throughout this story winter or nature symbolizes dominance you cant change the outcome of nature. The setting takes place in the woods during Yukon winter which is one hundred and thirteen degrees below frezing point. And the risk men take to achieve something even if it is not in their reach. P.Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” explores the stubbornness of man. Richard Fay (ed) Stories and storytellers. Cult to Culture: The Development of Civilization. (Lamb, 167) When one can accomplish this, one can create something with true aesthetic value with meaningful theme. Only then will one truly pour out everything from your heart and mind. Nevertheless, to truly create something that gives off a strong aesthetic presence, one usually must feel some sort of emotional attachment to whatever it is writers are working on. In conclusion, it should be noted that the theme of the struggle between man and nature is a wonderful aesthetic approach. (Cameron, 224) This is the most punishing sub-theme of the entire theme of struggle between man and nature. The dog has been modulated from wolf in lure of easy food and shelter and the moment it is available the dog returns or withdraws help. It is mentioned, “ The dog sat facing him …snow and make no fire.” (London, 312) The writer indicates that whatever the humankind has achieved is due to cunning strategy of bribery. The link of the dog also indicates the vitality of the theme. “ A little longer it delayed, howling under the stars …where were the other food-providers and fire-providers.” (London, 312) This is a situation where man and nature are rivals of each other on neutral ground and without any help. However, at the end we find that the dog runs towards human settlement once the man dies to survive indicates that under such extreme condition a human being is alone in the mercy of the nature and all his accomplishments are of no help to him. This is because in the first place the humankind domesticated and tamed a wild and natural creature. Though there is a character of a wolf dog, it can be stated that the dog is the link between man and nature or the manifestation of the achievement of the humankind. It was evident that under such conditions the man would not survive in that below freezing temperature. However, the possibility was diminished as there was thick layer of snow over the branches and that kept the fire from burning. Here there was a possibility that the tree would provide him with firewood needed for the fire to keep him warm and dry in the midst of freezing cold. (London, 306) This was another encounter between Man and nature. We find in the description that “ tangled in the underbrush about the trunks … dry, last-year’s grasses”. This description is then emphasized by indicating, “ There was no sun nor hint of sun …and that was due to the absence of sun.” (London, 301) Later, we find that the man is attempting to take help from nature in form of spruce trees and fire in order to counter nature. The repetition of the adjectives that dines the day indicates the seriousness and severely difficult situation and the challenges the parson is about face. It starts with the line, “ Day had broken cold and gray, exceedingly cold and gray” (London, 301). (Robertson, 28) However, the struggle is reflected all over the story. This conflict includes the study of how humanity and the environment interact and what that can do to both the human condition as well as the condition of the environment in which humanity would fail to survive. The theme of the story is the conflict between man and nature. Here we find man and nature in a situation where nature becomes a deadly antagonist. However, there is a different view of nature and the story by Jack London named “ To Build A Fire” is a theme that manifests the opposite notion. Environmentalists have long theorized and contemplated many different methods to determine the effects of humanity’s innovative nature on the natural environment.
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