How do the man's actions in to build a fire contribute to the development of the theme that one must respect the natural world and it's potential hazards?

Answer and Explanation:

"To Build a Fire" is a short story by author Jack London in which a man learns a most valuable lesson at a very high cost. The main character ignores how powerful nature is, thinking too much of his own skills. He is far away from any town or village, in the middle of the Yukon trail - Yukon is a mountainous territory in Canada. The man is surrounded by three feet of snow, the cold weather harshly punishing those who are not properly prepared and protected. He has no company besides a dog. And, in reality, the dog seems to understand nature better than the man:

the animal sensed the danger. Its fear  made it question eagerly every movement of the man as if expecting  him to go into camp or to seek shelter somewhere and build a fire. The  dog had learned about fire, and it wanted fire. Otherwise, it would dig  itself into the snow and find shelter from the cold air.

At the beginning, the man builds a fire and makes himself warm, as well as the dog. However, he keeps on underestimating nature. As the story progresses, temperatures go lower and lower, and the man unfortunately falls into a pool of freezing water. He can no longer keep on walking to his destination. He has to build a fire again to dry his clothes, otherwise his blood will stop circulating. He does it, but snow falls from a pine tree and puts out his fire. His ideas and attempts to warm himself continue to be frustrated by nature to the point where he ends up dying.

The man's actions at the beginning are marked by his arrogance. He believes he can beat nature. As soon as he realizes he is in danger of dying, he regrets his decision to come out alone. He is clearly taught the lesson that the natural world is not to be underestimated. Unfortunately, he pays for that lesson with his life.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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