SIXTH JOURNAL

Jhorman Calderon
Foreign Languages
English VII
Martha Muñoz
Journal # 6
TO BUILD A FIRE

I enjoy reading this story because is quiet macabre and very descriptive with the pain of a man without protection in an unlivable place.

I consider that this story teach us the importance of constructing a good relationship with other human being; something more is that when we made a mistake, we can be punished anytime. For me, the life itself is concern about our behavior and duties in this world.

According to the before paragraph if one day you do something wrong to the nature; for me, is logical to think that in a sorpressive moment the nature is going to take revenge against you.

I liked the way Jack London wrote this story because he transmits to the readers the feelings of loneliness, impotence, neediness and anger. Personally I couldn’t imaging such a tragic ending. There’s no doubt that the author gain his pretention at writing something different.

This reading help me to understand that in a determine moment we can`t do anything and nobody can`t help you, so, you need to find the soluti0on by yourself and no more.

Finally, I hope to become a writer with writings like this one; I know that its no an easy job but I find it completely excited and an interesting one to be read!





25th April 2009
TO BUILD A FIRE
Jack London

UNKNOWN WORDS
- To turn over or to turn over in the water.
- Blot: To dry.
- Poignant: feeling of sadness.
- Drowsy: Feeling sleepy.
- Numb: when a part of the body is unable to feel anything.
- Bough: Large branch of a tree.
- Spat (Spit) Force out.
- Flounder: To move awkwardly, or to be in an awkward, difficult situation.
- Capsizing
- Tangled: Messy mass of things.
- Moist: Slightly wet.
- Thaw: To cause something frozen to become warmer or liquid.

QUESTIONS FOR DICUSSION
5. Have you thought living a similar situation?
6. Do you consider that is very important to be precautions in our life?

QUOTES

- “[The dog] experienced a vague but menacing apprehension that subdued it and made it slink along at the man’s heels, and made it question eagerly every unwonted movement of the man as it expecting him to go into camp or to seek shelter” (378)
- “…he had nothing to think about save that he would eat lunch at forks and that at six o’clock he would be in camp with the boys” (379).
- “To get his feet wet in such a temperature meant trouble and danger” (385).
- “He was afraid of the panic” (385).
- “… it crept close to the man and caught the scent of death. This made the animal bristle and back away” (388).

OPINION

I wouldn’t be afraid of living something like this, I like adventurous experiences and I enjoy imagining unimaginable things, dangerous situations and so on.

One day, no far of today I’m going to be a successful writer…