Why does the man not survive in To Build A Fire

he ultimately dies from his pride.

Explanation:

He was told that it was dangerous to be traveling alone because it got so cold but he did it anyways because his pride told him that he could and he ends up dying from freezing to death. All of this could’ve been prevented if he wouldn’t of let his pride control him.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.