Hey all! It's been a long time since I've posted, but hopefully I'm not rusty. This blog I'll be talking about a literary element that really stood out to me when reading our short stories. The plot structure in "To Build A Fire" is a fairly obvious literary element. It is composed of four parts: rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.
Characterization and setting make up the rising action. The man was stubborn. We can assume this because he disregards the old man's advice to go in the cold with a friend and pays the consequence for it. However, his dog was loyal. Even after the man kicked him away, it stayed with him through the thick and thin. The climax is a short scene, which is when "the man broke through." He broke through where the snow seemed solid, but was in reality soft and wet. The falling action is when the man scrambles for his life. He first maintains a calm expression, but is soon overwhelmed by fear and panics. He striked matches against his hand (set it on fire), tried to kill his loyal dog, and made a mad dash for the camp which was miles away.
In the end, the story is resolved after he dies. There wasn't much to it. He regrets not listening to the old man, and the dog walks away in search of help. And that's the end. I personally enjoyed the story; I thought the vivid details of his character really changed the outcome of the story in a entertaining way. I may be sadistic, but I enjoyed his panic after falling. It may be because I know he wasn't a good person after kicking the dog and trying to kill it like a savage. The whole short story assignments were a pleasure to read, and I hope we will come back to them sometime.
10/08 - 50min., 10/10 - 40min. 10/11 - 30min., 10/12 - 30min (Short stories added as well)
Total - 150min., pp. 170-252 (Feed)
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