Jack London's "To Build a Fire" is an ideal example of the natural world versus man. This piece presents how the dog's and human's instinct and intelligence towards the natural world. The man only uses his instinct in a few key situations, but his battle of the natural world foreshadows his downfall. The dog relied on his instincts more commonly when he was in trouble. There is a distinct difference between man and dog on …
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…should not try to fight the natural world but rather appreciate it. Works Cited London, Jack. "To Build a Fire." Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture. Lorraine Anderson, Scott Slovic, and John P. O'Grady. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999. 31-41. Updike, John. "The Crow in the Woods." Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture. Lorraine Anderson, Scott Slovic, and John P. O'Grady. New York: Addison Wesley Longman, 1999. 68-70.