Imagine walking in the Klondike by yourself, it's snowy and the temperature is seventy-five below zero. In "To Build A Fire", the man was walking by himself in the Klondike when he had an accident that would result in his death. The man died in the Klondike because he fell in the water, his fire was extinguished when he was trying to dry out his footgear, and he was inexperienced in the Klondike.
             The main cause of the man's death was because the man fell in the water. When the man was walking in the Klondike by himself heading towards camp to meet the boys he accidentally stepped in a stream that was not totally frozen. He got himself wet up to the knees. He then cursed his luck aloud because he knew that the incident would delay his trip back to camp about an hour. The man knew right away that he would have to build a fire to dry out his footgear. He knew that with the temperature being seventy-five below he could not run because the water on him would still freeze. The man started to collect twigs and sticks to build the fire. The man was aware that his life was in great danger after falling in the water, and he knew in order for him to survive he would have to be successful in building a fire.
             Another cause of the man's death was that his fire was extinguished by falling snow from an overhead spruce tree. After the man had fallen in the water he knew it was imperative to build a fire and dry his footgear out. The man went around collecting sticks and twigs to get the fire going. "When it is seventy-five below zero, a man must not fail in his first attempt to build a fire - that is, if his feet are wet," declared the man. He got the fire going and he started drying his footgear. By this time he could not feel his fingers but had hope of warming them with the fire. The man was proud and confident with the fire he had built and it made him feel safe. Then in the blink of an eye snow from an over
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