<P> `` To Build a Fire '' is a short story by American author Jack London . There are two versions of this story , one published in 1902 and the other in 1908 . The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic , while the 1902 story becomes less known . The 1908 version is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory , accompanied by his dog , to visit his friends -- ignoring warnings from an older man about the dangers of hiking alone . The protagonist underestimates the harsh conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death . After trying and failing to build a fire , he slips into unconsciousness and dies of hypothermia . </P>
<P> `` To Build a Fire '' is a short story by American author Jack London . There are two versions of this story , one published in 1902 and the other in 1908 . The story written in 1908 has become an often anthologized classic , while the 1902 story becomes less known . The 1908 version is about an unnamed protagonist who ventures out in the subzero boreal forest of the Yukon Territory , accompanied by his dog , to visit his friends -- ignoring warnings from an older man about the dangers of hiking alone . The protagonist underestimates the harsh conditions and slowly begins to freeze to death . After trying and failing to build a fire , he slips into unconsciousness and dies of hypothermia . </P>
what is the ultimate fate of the man in jack london 's to build a fire
what is the ultimate fate of the man in jack london 's to build a fire
dies of hypothermia
dies of hypothermia