Question

PART B: Which of the following quotes best supports the answer to Part A? A “It did not lead him to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature, and upon man's frailty in general, able only to live within certain narrow limits of heat and cold; and from there on it did not lead him to the conjectural field of immortality and man's place in the universe.” ( Paragraph 3) B “All a man had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right. Any man who was a man could travel alone.” ( Paragraph 20) C “…and when he spoke peremptorily, with the sound of whip-lashes in his voice, the dog rendered its customary allegiance and came to him.” ( Paragraph 31) D “Then the man drowsed off into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known.” ( Paragraph 39)

Answer 1

Answer:

“It did not lead him to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature, and upon man's frailty in general, able only to live within certain narrow limits of heat and cold; and from there on it did not lead him to the conjectural field of immortality and man's place in the universe.”

Explanation:

According to a different source, this question refers to the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London.

Part A asked what the student to choose a statement that best described the central theme of the story. The answer to this was: "In the struggle of man against nature, nature always wins."

Therefore, the quote that best supports the answer to Part A is: "“It did not lead him to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature, and upon man's frailty in general, able only to live within certain narrow limits of heat and cold; and from there on it did not lead him to the conjectural field of immortality and man's place in the universe.”

In this story, we see that London explored the conflict man vs. nature. He argues that, in this fight, nature will always win as men are completely unprepared to survive in inhospitable environments. This is supported by this quote. In the quote, the author expresses his ideas on the condition of men. He argues that men are weak and frail, and can only survive under certain comfortable conditions. This demonstrates that men are extremely vulnerable when struggling against nature.