To build a fire

Affects of a naturalistic world “To Build a Fire” Everyone at some point in time, tries to accomplish feats that are almost near impossible. Warnings from others, more experienced with some of life's pitfalls, go unheeded to those subject to grandiosity. London’s “To Build a Fire” illustrates that man is insignificant in the face of nature, and that if man sets himself up against nature he will ultimately be defeated. London’s “To Build …

…grain of sand along the beaches of the West Coast. No matter how hard he tried, nature always had the upper hand. The story shows that is one thing to know about the power of natural world, but another to understand the significance of its power. It exemplifies that no one man can overcome the overwhelming power of nature and shows that their will always be conflicts of man vs. nature and ignorance vs. intelligence. .