How does contextual information about the klondike gold rush readers understand jack london’s story and his purpose in the excerpt from “to build a fire”?

Contextual clues give hints that you can piece together like a puzzle. They help reveal things or drop subtle hints to almost tease the reader. They can also help you understand something such as a phrase or new words.

(You use them a lot like context clues but these are broader and more vague.)

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