Making a Connection between Characters and People Abc
What detail shows that the man in the story is a
newcomer to the environment, like many of the real
prospectors?
He pulled the mitten on hurriedly and stood up. He was a
bit frightened. He stamped up and down until the
stinging returned to his feet. It certainly was cold, was his
thought. That man from Sulphur Creek had spoken the
truth when telling how cold it sometimes got in the
country. And he had laughed at him at the time!
-"To Build a Fire,"
Jack London
O his actions of pulling his mittens on in a hurry and
beginning to move
O his instinct to stamp his feet to warm them up
O his initial reaction to the Sulphur Creek man's
advice