Read the excerpt from an adaptation of "To Build a Fire.” This would delay him an hour, for he would have to build a fire and dr
y out his foot-gear. At seventy-five below zero, a man can run along the trail for half a mile and restore his circulation if his feet are dry; but the circulation of wet and freezing feet cannot be restored by running when the temperature is that low. What is the character’s motivation in this excerpt? The man is internally motivated by the desire to stop and rest. The man is internally motivated by a dedication to exercise. The man is externally motivated by the need to dry his feet. The man is externally motivated by the advice of outsiders.
The man is externally motivated by the need to dry his feet.
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "To Build a Fire.”, the man needs to dry out his foot-gear and he can only do that by building a fire which would take about an hour because the circulation of his blood was not functioning optimally.
The motivation of the character in the excerpt is the need to dry his feet
The first passage presents factual information about the Mississippi River, while the second passage simply uses the Mississippi River for plot points and setting.
