Read the excerpt from part 2 of “to build a fire.” he spoke to the dog, calling it to him; but in his voice was a strange note of fear that frightened the animal, who had never known the man to speak in such a way before. something was the matter, and its suspicious nature sensed danger—it knew not what danger, but somewhere, somehow, in its brain arose an apprehension of the man. it flattened its ears down at the sound of the man's voice, and its restless, hunching movements and liftings and shiftings of its forefeet became more pronounced; but it would not come to the man. he got on his hands and knees and crawled toward the dog. this unusual posture again excited suspicion, and the animal sidled mincingly away.

this is an example of which type of conflict?

character vs. self

character vs. others

character vs. society

character vs. nature

D - Character vs. nature

Explanation:

This is an example of character vs nature as it explains man against dog (nature). If it was vs. self the man would be facing an internal struggle; against others would be another human character; against society would be against societaly norms (what people think - such as racial thoughts, abortion, etc.)

the answer to "what does the narrator realize by the end of the story" is b.

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.