To build a fire

Human history is littered with example where a few individual risked life and limbs to venture into the unknown, which then came to be discovered, thanks to their spirit of adventurism or as some would say, fool hardy bravado. Ofcourse, certain names come to mind, Christopher Columbus, Captain James Cook, Lois and Clark etc. There is another side to this tale of fame as well. Even the success stories sometimes had a ring of failure …

…Finally, the struggle against the impending death seems so futile, that acceptance of death presents itself as an attractive option – a drastic deterioration of options. “(L29, P 1754). Thus hero has a fall from grace. Pride comes before a fall is no longer a metaphor. The nature asserts itself on the man who struggled for all that was worth but had to bow to the verdict of the nature. Bibliography Jack London "To build a fire"