Literary elements in To Build a Fire. I found man vs. nature in this short story, its pretty obvious the weather was a huge factor in this short story. Not only did i find man vs. nature i also found man. vs self. The part where he tries to light the match but his hands just cannot do it, which ends up with him burning himself causing burns spread across his hands.
Along with conflicts i also found foreshadowing, the constant vivid detail of the blistering cold foreshadows the way that the weather will not be getting sunny anytime soon. Also when he falls in the freezing water it foreshadows that there will be more unlucky happenings to come.
Reading times
catching fire-1 hour
catching fire 1 hour
short stories- 30 minutes
I agree with the statment about man vs. nature. It is hard to miss and I like how you recognized the constant foreshadowing.
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