Question

Bryce is making notes about a literary analysis he will be writing. Topic Sentence: In his short story “To Build a Fire,” Jack London illustrates the inexperience that caused many real-life prospectors to fail in the Yukon. Supporting Detail: London describes the loneliness of prospecting without a partner.
Which best explains the point Bryce wants to make with his supporting detail?
A) At one point in the story, the main character falls asleep in the cold snow.
B) At one point in the story, the main character imagines himself with others.
C) Many real-life prospectors traveled along the Yukon and Klondike rivers.
D) Many real-life prospectors arrived in the Canadian wilderness in 1897.

Answer 1

Answer: B) At one point in the story, the main character imagines himself with others.

Explanation: The story “To Build a Fire” documents a man who ignores the warnings of people who tell him to never travel by himself in the Alaskan wild territory during severe weather. He tries to build a fire several times but in the end his fire was extinguished by falling snow causing him to become exhausted which leads to him slowly dying in the severe coldness because no one is there to help him.

Answer 2

Answer:

Option B is correct

At one point in the story, the main character imagines himself with others.