Question

It certainly was cold, was his thought. When he got back to the States he could tell the folks what real cold was. He drifted on from this to a vision of the old-timer on Sulphur Creek. He could see him quite clearly, warm and comfortable, and smoking a pipe.

"You were right, old hoss; you were right," the man mumbled to the old-timer of Sulphur Creek.

–“To Build a Fire,”
Jack London

Read the passage. Then, complete the statements.

Through all the conflicts he faces, the man learns that he should have
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This points to the theme that

Answer 1

Through all the conflicts he faces, the man learns that he should have heeded the old-timer’s warning — not travelled alone or underestimated the extreme cold.

This points to the theme that human pride and ignorance in the face of nature’s power are dangerous; one must respect nature and listen to experience.