Imagine walking in the Klondike by yourself, it's snowy and the temperature is seventy-five below zero. In "To Build A Fire", the man was walking by himself in the Klondike when he had an accident that would result in his death. The man died in the Klondike because he fell in the water, his fire was extinguished when he was trying to dry out his footgear, and he was inexperienced in the Klondike.
The main cause of the man's death was because the man fell in the water. When the man was walking in the Klondike by himself heading towards camp to meet the boys he accidentally stepped in a stream that was not totally frozen. He got himself wet up to the knees. He then cursed his luck aloud because he knew that the incident would delay his trip back to camp about an hour. The man knew right away that he would have to build a fire to dry out his footgear. He knew that with the temperature being seventy-five below he could not run because the water on him would still
freeze. The man started to collect twigs and sticks to build the fire. The man was aware that his life was in great danger after falling in the water, and he knew in order for him to survive he would have to be successful in building a fire.
The man died in the Klondike because he fell in the water, his fire was extinguished when he was trying to dry out his footgear, and he was inexperienced in the Klondike. The man should of listened to the old timers warnings, and he should of been better prepared for the daring walk in the Klondike. Also he should of realized the chance of his fire being put out when building his fire under a tree, knowing that the fire was his only chance of survival. The bottom line is that his inexperience was the cause of his death.
Another cause of the man's death was that his fire was extinguished by falling snow from an overhead spruce tree. After the man had fallen in the
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