Monday, October 1, 2012

To Build a Fire

     The short story To Build a Fire was filled with foreshadowing and an abundance of detail.  About midway through the book when the man falls in the water you can get an idea that this book is not going to end well. The way we constantly talks about the cold ,wet weather foreshadows the way the weather will not change throughout the whole book.

     Lastly, when the man uses the dog to see in the frozen over water will hold the weight it was taken as cruel. Although if you were in a life or death situation most of the people would probably do the same thing. The man tried to kill the dog before but he was physically uncapable to work his frozen hands. Next when he drops the matches, then tries to build a fire resulting in burns all over his hands, this book ends with the man collapsing, and the dog surviving the frigid cold.

Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins, 1 hour

Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins, 1 hour
Hunger Games- Suzanne Collins, 30 minutes (finished)
Catching Fire-   Suzanne Collins, 15 minutes





2 comments:

  1. This is very true. You know that when he falls in the water that he was going to get even colder and probably not survive.

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  2. Tad, check the post instructions on this one again - there was a specific topic for the reading post, and it asked you not to write about "To Build a Fire."

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