In “To Build A Fire”, London writes about a man traveling in the Yukon with his dog using no emotion throughout the entire story. The man was dealing with extremely realistic background of a frigid environment. “He did not expose his fingers more than a minute, and was astonished at the swift numbness that smote them. It certainly was cold. He pulled on the mitten hastily, and beat the hand savagely across his chest.” (Page 336) London incorporates the problems that can occur when a person is subjected to a frigid temperature. He does this to show how realistic this situation would be if anyone was in the same place the Man was. The risk of frostbite is extremely high when someone is in the same position as the Man in the story. The man also…show more content… That there should be anything more to it than that was a thought that never entered his head.” (Page 333) He shows no emotion when it comes to the fact that he is in a dangerously frigid environment that can be fatal. London uses realism and makes the man have no emotion towards the temperature because it is realistic for him not to because he constantly came back and forth as his job as a lumberjack. Additionally, the man ends up dying from his body reacting towards the coldness. “Then the man drowsed off into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known.” (Page 346) London makes this the conclusion because the actions the man took caused his body parts to be exposed for too long, which leads to his death. This is an expected ending because of the reality of health and weather that can significantly influence the…show more content… Ethan Frome is stuck with his wife Zeena for the rest of his life. It may be peculiar why he didn’t leave her, however, Edith Wharton did so on purpose to show the realistic factors that will eventually kick in. “If he gave the farm and mill to Zeena what would be left him to start his own life with? Once in the West he was sure of picking up work -he would not have feared to try his chance alone. But with Mattie depending on him the case is different.” (Page 115) When Ethan was expediting his plan to leave Zeena, he realizes the reality of his situation. Wharton includes this on purpose to show that Ethan was like a typical person in the early 1900’s and that real life factors will play a huge role in his decisions throughout the story. She reminds the reader that Ethan will face the reality of money problems once he leaves Zeena, which is a realistic problem that may occur. In addition, Wharton shows the consequences of actions taken by the characters will actually happen and haunt them for the rest of their lives, like how real life is. “Her hair was as grey as her companion’s, her face as bloodless and shrivelled, but amber-tinted, with swarthy shadows sharpening the nose and hollowing the temples.. Under her shapeless dress her body kept its limp mobility, and her dark eyes had the bright which-like stare that disease of the spine sometimes
