Tag: alaska

How does Jack London use the setting of the story to create the tone?

by D. Marolla

Learning Target: How does Jack London use the setting of the story to create the tone?

Do Now:

·       “It certainly was cold”

·       “He would have to build a fire”

·       “The numbness in his cheeks and fingers surprised him”

·       Answer: Why does the author repeat these things? What is the purpose? (10 points)

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Please listen to the next 10 minutes of the story “To Build a Fire”

Or read pages 5-8 here: 

Click to access to-build-a-fire.pdf

https://americanliterature.com/author/jack-london/short-story/to-build-a-fire

  • CLASS NOTES:
  • Alaska – 49th state “Seward’s Folly”
  • Yukon territory – northern tundra – frozen earth
  • Resources: Gold, oil, timber = %bodylt;/span>
  • Demands rigorous survival skills
  • Winter – dark all day
  • Summer – light all night
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXxRcXHI_tI Winter Solstice in Alaska – Fairbanks – time lapse video of a ‘day’ in two minutes. The sun barely rises above the horizon.

Winter Solstice in Alaska:

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How does Jack London use foreshadowing?

by D. Marolla

Learning Target: How does Jack London use foreshadowing?

Answer (10 points): Which is more valuable / effective:

  • Instinct (the Husky dog) – OR – The Man, who has reason but ‘lacks imagination’. Explain your opinion in a few sentences. It’s the dog’s instinct vs. the man’s reason.  Which is better in this situation?

Make sure you’ve read the first four pages of the story, or listened to the first 10 minutes.  The links are in yesterday’s assignment.  Thank you.

Please copy these Notes in your English Class notebook:

  • Author – Jack London
  • Setting – Alaska, in winter. Snow / cold / dangerous
  • Conflict – Man vs. Nature
  • The main character is alone, except for a dog ‘companion’.
  • The main character is alone, isolated.
  • The author notes that the man ‘lacks imagination’.

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