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"To Build a Fire" Article Project
My article which I have been assigned to edit along with my colleagues is titled "To Build a Fire" by Jack London.

Sources I will use for my assignment
Lee Clark Mitchell. “‘Keeping His Head’: Repetition and Responsibility in London’s ‘To Build a Fire.’” Journal of Modern Literature, vol. 13, no. 1, 1986, p. 76. EBSCOhost,

Pizer, Donald. “Jack London’s ‘To Build a Fire’: How Not to Read Naturalist Fiction.” Philosophy & Literature, vol. 34, no. 1, Apr. 2010, p. 218. EBSCOhost,

Hillier, Russell M. “Crystal Beards and Dantean Influence in Jack London’s ‘To Build a Fire (II).’” ANQ, vol. 23, no. 3, Summer 2010, p. 172. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/08957691003712363.

Hilfer, Anthony Channell. “Blowback.” Texas Studies in Literature & Language, vol. 54, no. 2, Summer 2012, pp. 284–297. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1353/tsl.2012.0008.m.

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Everything seems relevant to the topic, but isn't very well explained

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The plot of the 1902 version has not been touched on whatsoever.

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Overall the article appears to be heading in the right direction with no major errors, just needs additional information and references.

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Article is neutral, with no biased viewpoints or persuasive language.

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Viewpoints on theme seem to be over represented, with troves of information on the topic but little on else.

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Links which have been added work, with supporting evidence for the article.

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There are facts which are missing references, the ones with references come in the form of scholarly sources.

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There are conversations that have taken place in regards to character relationships and opinions given to edits made.

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The article is rated as a stub and is a part of WikiProject Novels.

"To Build a Fire" Article Summary
The article "Blowback," by Anthony Hilfer describes the relationship between the man in "To Build a Fire," and the nature around him. Hilfer details how the man made many mistakes which eventually lead to his demise. The dog in the story is of nature as the man is of ignorance. Blowback goes into detail describing how the dog knew it was an unfit time for travel, but the man insisted anyway as he trekked across the frozen landscape. The man is described as weak compared to the force of nature, while he thinks he is almighty and believes it only to be a minor inconvenience. He repeatedly makes mistakes due to this over-confidence including traveling without a partner, building a fire under a tree, and taking his gloves off in unsuitable conditions. Hilfer goes on to relate how climate change was not yet understood in 1910, and this is clear in the story. The main point of this article is mans ignorance and overconfidence towards nature, which is more wise than man.

Wikipedia Week 9
While the man sees the dog only as his slave on the journey, the dog sees the man as a provider of his needs, which helps follow hisinstincts. The dog is presented in such a way as to show its own drive for survival in the situation, as it is a living being just like the man. The dog is aware of the danger throughout the story, and its drive tells it to seek out ways in which to survive. A dog such as a Husky which is bred to work in the bitter cold instinctively wants to keep itself warm when the cold becomes too much to bear. The dog in the story shows the dog's instinct by longing to stay with the fire which the man builds for his lunch, even when the man leaves the fire behind to continue on. London repeatedly displays that the dog sees the man as a source of his wants, which is why the dog stays with the man even though its instincts tell it to bury itself in the snow to escape the bitter cold wind. The dogs instincts lead it to be confused by the mans actions a number of times in the story, as the man repeatedly abandons his fires and continues to travel in the terrible conditions. To the dog the man is merely the provider of food and fire which the dog needs to sustain itself, if it were not for this the dog would not continue to stay with the man and would concede to his own instincts. This is put on display in the final line of the story when the dog abandons the man after discovering that he has died, the dog then heads in the direction of other providers of food and fire in the camp. Placing the dog in the story allowed London to show the wisdom of nature over the arrogance of the man, which eventually leads to his demise.