“To Build a Fire” by Jack London tells the story of a man who travels solely alongside a husky through the frigid conditions of the Yukon and becomes a victim of his mother. Nature. The man was warned in advance by an old man that he should not travel alone across the frigid Yukon. He ignored the old man's advice and tried to prove to him that he would be able to cross the Yukon on his own. As the man traveled, he was able to recognize the dangerous conditions around him and notice the effects it was having on his extremities. Yet he made no effort to slow down, resulting in his death. The imagery, irony, and relationship between man and dog in the story help to foreshadow death. Jack London's use of imagery in this story is very important. This lays the foundation for the mood of the story. “The day was cold and gray…there was no trace of sunlight. The Yukon was a mile wide and hidden under three feet of ice. Above this ice were as many feet of snow” (583). This helps the reader understand the type of setting of the story. London's use of imagery also allows the reader to imagine what the man must have persevered through. London uses imagery in such a way that the reader can feel the harsh conditions and hear the man's spit crackle in the air. Along with the images that London displays in the story, it helps the reader imagine man's battle with nature and foreshadows his death. The irony used by Jack London represents both dramatic and situational. As the man wanders through the Yukon, he watches carefully. “…he was very observant and he noticed the changes in the stream, the curves, the turns and the jams, and he always noted clearly where he placed his feet” (586). Through this quote the reader would think that the man knows which...... middle of paper ...... some of them fell and got wet. Since both of these situations had consequences, the reader can foreshadow that this expedition is not going to end well for the man. The man who was not on the dog's side and listening to him put him in the last situation. He lit his last fire under a tree and the snow melted and fell on the fire and put it out. His ignorance and overconfidence in his survival skills, as well as his lack of trust in the dog's instincts, ultimately led him to his death. In conclusion, the man thought he could travel the Yukon on his own, even after the old man told him it wasn't a good trip. idea. He went through many obstacles and the dog continued to give him warnings, but the man's ignorance and overconfidence got the better of him. London's use of imagery, irony, and the relationship between the man and the dog helped the reader foreshadow the man's death..