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===Explanation of the Work's Title=== | ===Explanation of the Work's Title=== | ||
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The title “to build a fire” can symbolize the building of hope. {{sfn|symbolism of fire}} The main character can be seen chasing this hope to escape the hell of the snowy Yukon territory with his repeated attempts to spark a fire. However, as we see that hope appears we also see that it does not take long for it to be destroyed by the environment around him. | |||
==Literary Significance and Reception== | ==Literary Significance and Reception== | ||
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* {{Cite book |last=London |first=Jack | date=2002 |orig-year=1908 |chapter=To Build a Fire |title=Reading and Writing about Literature |editor-last=Sipiora |editor-first=Phillip |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ |pages=149–160 }} | * {{Cite book |last=London |first=Jack | date=2002 |orig-year=1908 |chapter=To Build a Fire |title=Reading and Writing about Literature |editor-last=Sipiora |editor-first=Phillip |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ |pages=149–160 }} | ||
* {{Cite journal |title='Keeping His Head': Repetition and Responsibility in London's 'To Build a Fire.' |date=March 1986 |journal=Journal of Modern Literature |volume=13 |issue=1 |last=Mitchell |first=Clark Lee |pages=76-96 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3831433 |access-date={{date|2021-10-14|ISO}} }} | |||
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* {{Cite book |date={{date|2002}} |title=Reading and Writing about Literature |editor-last=Sipiora |editor-first=Phillip |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ | * {{Cite book |date={{date|2002}} |title=Reading and Writing about Literature |editor-last=Sipiora |editor-first=Phillip |publisher=Prentice Hall |location=Upper Saddle Creek, NJ }} | ||
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