Our next focus will be on writing a literary essay comparing two similar works of Jack London. For homework, Jaydn read the first segment of "To Build A Fire" ,and we addressed similarities between the novel and the story ,Naturalist themes and callow characters who believe they can defy Nature and hence their fate. After studying theme and character similarities, we addressed some differences between the novel and the short story. Jaydn participated in class discussion distinguishing the novel's more hopeful tone suggesting love and evolution can allow Man to develop his physical and his moral being. We further looked at London's diction in "To Build A Fire" highlighting the repetition of the word"cold" to emphasize the harsh environment that dictates outcomes. Jaydn did well in recognizing the supremacy of the sled dog's instincts over Man's logic and from there we worked on a written analysis of a quote describing the protagonist as a man who is "only aware of things, not their meaning. "