Answer:
The answer to the question: What evidence from "To Build a Fire" might lead you to this inference: The man thinks too highly of his abilities?, would be, the fact that he decides to disregard the warnings given to him by others regarding the danger of the cold winter, and the fact that he pretends to cross through frozen land with not much more than a few matches, and a poor following dog. In the end, nothing is enough and the man finds no means of warming himself up, dying of hypothermia.
Explanation:
"To Build a Fire" is a short story that was written by Jack London and it was presented in two versions: one in 1902 and one, the better known one, in 1908. In the second version, the better known, the unknown man of the story decideds to face the cold winter, with very little, because he wants to reach a group of prospectors. The only thing this man decides to consider taking with him, aside from a few matches, and his clothes, is a husky dog. The story portrays the way that the lack of wisdom of man contrasts against the wisdom of nature, shown through the good instincts of the animal. In the end, the man dies, having not listened to his instincts and believing that his abilities were more than they truly were.
