To Build a Fire
the old timer on sulphur creek
throughout the story, the man remembers "the old-timer on Sulphur Creek" and his advice. Find examples and note the man's response at each point of the story when he remembers the old-timer's advice.
throughout the story, the man remembers "the old-timer on Sulphur Creek" and his advice. Find examples and note the man's response at each point of the story when he remembers the old-timer's advice.
The man often smirks when he thinks he is outwitting nature and, by extension, the old-timer's advice. By the end of the story, the man realizes that the old-timer was right.