"To Build a Fire" by Jack London: An anyalisis of the symbolism in this short story.

In "To Build a Fire" the man goes on a journey in the Yukon while it is negative seventy degrees. The man is very stubborn and has a lot of pride on himself. When the author, Jack London, says, "...and the strangeness and the weirdness of it all- made no impression on the man." London is showing the reader that the man does not realize how cold it is. I think that he knows it …

…doing something crazy, going out and walking, alone. Another example of how the author explains how cold it is, "...he spat speculatively. There was a sharp, explosive crackle that startled him." This quote goes on to describe that the spit would freeze midair. I think that it is very cold. London describes the plot in such detail to get the reader to really understand how cold it is, and how foolish the man is being.