Thursday, February 18, 2010
Frost Death
Jack London's, To Build a Fire, was interesting in some areas. It imediately reminded me of a few scences from Jeremiah Johnson with Robert Redford as the main character. The big difference between these two characters is that, the character in To Build a Fire, lacked imagination and refused to take advice and went out into the dreadful cold without anyone to accompany him. Jeremiah however, was unskilled but was a quick learner and had imagination and that kept him alive. To Build a Fire is a great story to read when one is looking for what not to do when it's below freezing and one decides to go alone in the wilderness. The dog in this story is very smart and I am impressed by his instincts. Sadly the main character freezes to death after he gets wet and francically starts a fire which is then put out by the snow above it in the trees. This character was not very smart at all.
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I completely agree with Cadet Stiffler. It is stupid of the main character to just start a fire while there is snow on the trees above. He was also very dumb to travel on his own because he had no survival skills or equipment to keep warm. He traveled with a snack pack. Once he leaves the others, a husky begins to follow him. The dog falls in the water but then comes right back out. He also slipped in the water, but it was much more difficult for him to get out. He dies by freezing to death.
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