To Build a Fire
Which statement best describes the point of view of this story? It is a first-person point of view, and the dog is the narrator. It is a first-person point of view, and the man is the narrator. It is a third-person limited point of view. It is a third-p
At the man's heels trotted a dog, a big native husky, the proper wolf-dog, grey-coated and in appearance and temperament almost identical to its brother, the wild wolf. The animal was depressed by the tremendous cold. It knew that it was no time for travelling. Its instinct told it a truer tale than was told to the man by the man's judgment. In reality, it was not merely colder than fifty below zero: it was seventy-five below zero. The dog did not know anything about thermometers, but the brute had its instinct.