To Build a Fire
To build a fire by jack london
Why does the man start to berate the dog
Why does the man start to berate the dog
The man is not nice to the dog. He berates the dog for wanting to stay back at camp. The dog's instincts tell it that going forward in such cold is foolhardy. He also berates the dog when it hesitates to walk on the thin snow where there could be water underneath.