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“Fire” Story plot Analysis




Jack London´s Literary Biography:
Jack London write “Fire” story base on his on survival story. This story
was the most famous on his carrier. Some years later London tries hard
to enter to the printing. His first published story was To the Man on
Trail, the Overland Monthly pay him 5 dollars. Time later Black Cat
accepted his novel “A thousand deaths” for 40 dollars.
Story summary:
The story start with a man going to a camp in Henderson Creek to check
out some land he wanted to buy. Yukon was very cold; the man was
accompanied by a grumpy gray dog, it was upset for traveling in that
condition. After they cross a frozen stream, the man sat down a
prepared to eat, but his face and toes were frozen. After make a fire and
eat the man and they dog rested for a few minutes and them thy keep
waking. The man was walking faster and the ice broke under his feet,
water covered the half of his body. The man knew he needed fire so he
built one near a tree. While the man was getting dry he remembered an
old-timer tolling him to not travel alone with that weather. He man
mocked about old-timer´s advice, he say he’ll be ok. Suddenly a pile of
snow felt from the tree branch covering the man and the fire. The man
was freezing, he tried to take the matches to build another fire, but his
fingers were frozen so he dropped the matches. He tried to pick them
up but his body didn’t move. Panic hit the man, he start running
desperate and he felt on the snow. While he was lying on the ground he
realized that the old-timer was right and them he didn’t move anymore.
The dog smelled the man to discover he was dead, immediately the dog
started running in camp direction searching for men who could build a
fire.
STYORY PLOT ANALYSIS

Conflict:
The man wanted to go to a camp in Henderson Creek, but he didn’t
listened old-timer advice.



Rising Actions:
     The man trying to eat with out fire.
     The man building the first fire to eat.
     The man falling into the frozen stream.
     The man getting dry and mocking about old-timer´s advice.
     The snow covering the fire and the man.



Climax:
In my opinion the climax is the moment when the man found him about
to die and panics as his recall old-timer´s advice.



Conclusion:
The man dies frozen and the dog ran searching for fire.



Moral Teaching:
My moral teaching of this story is about listen to people advice and
prepares propriety for a trip.




Characterization:
The man: He was going to check out a land he wanted to buy. He was
reckless and he didn’t pay attention to advices.
The dog: The dog was conscious about the risk they where taking and
the vital importance of fire.



My opinion about “Fire”
I enjoy the story and I felt identify with the main character. Sometimes
we don’t pay attentions to warnings and we should. There is always a
person who knows more than us.
"Fire" Story Analysis

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"Fire" Story Analysis

  • 1. “Fire” Story plot Analysis Jack London´s Literary Biography: Jack London write “Fire” story base on his on survival story. This story was the most famous on his carrier. Some years later London tries hard to enter to the printing. His first published story was To the Man on Trail, the Overland Monthly pay him 5 dollars. Time later Black Cat accepted his novel “A thousand deaths” for 40 dollars.
  • 2. Story summary: The story start with a man going to a camp in Henderson Creek to check out some land he wanted to buy. Yukon was very cold; the man was accompanied by a grumpy gray dog, it was upset for traveling in that condition. After they cross a frozen stream, the man sat down a prepared to eat, but his face and toes were frozen. After make a fire and eat the man and they dog rested for a few minutes and them thy keep waking. The man was walking faster and the ice broke under his feet, water covered the half of his body. The man knew he needed fire so he built one near a tree. While the man was getting dry he remembered an old-timer tolling him to not travel alone with that weather. He man mocked about old-timer´s advice, he say he’ll be ok. Suddenly a pile of snow felt from the tree branch covering the man and the fire. The man was freezing, he tried to take the matches to build another fire, but his fingers were frozen so he dropped the matches. He tried to pick them up but his body didn’t move. Panic hit the man, he start running desperate and he felt on the snow. While he was lying on the ground he realized that the old-timer was right and them he didn’t move anymore. The dog smelled the man to discover he was dead, immediately the dog started running in camp direction searching for men who could build a fire.
  • 3. STYORY PLOT ANALYSIS Conflict: The man wanted to go to a camp in Henderson Creek, but he didn’t listened old-timer advice. Rising Actions: The man trying to eat with out fire. The man building the first fire to eat. The man falling into the frozen stream. The man getting dry and mocking about old-timer´s advice. The snow covering the fire and the man. Climax: In my opinion the climax is the moment when the man found him about to die and panics as his recall old-timer´s advice. Conclusion:
  • 4. The man dies frozen and the dog ran searching for fire. Moral Teaching: My moral teaching of this story is about listen to people advice and prepares propriety for a trip. Characterization:
  • 5. The man: He was going to check out a land he wanted to buy. He was reckless and he didn’t pay attention to advices.
  • 6. The dog: The dog was conscious about the risk they where taking and the vital importance of fire. My opinion about “Fire” I enjoy the story and I felt identify with the main character. Sometimes we don’t pay attentions to warnings and we should. There is always a person who knows more than us.