Has anyone read the story "to build a fire"? I need help

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mehek14 · Answer

i did

anonymous · Answer

ok hold on one second I have a question

anonymous · Answer

In the short story, “To Build a Fire,” what are some of the mistakes in judgment that the man make during the course of the story?  What is his fatal flaw?  What lessons do you think the author illustrates by contrasting the man and the dog in the story?  How do they assess situations differently? 
@Mehek14

mehek14 · Answer

first mistake would be that he decided to travel alone

mehek14 · Answer

he steps on ice, and the ice breaks, causing him to fall in cold water

mehek14 · Answer

and he builds a fire under a tree because it's easy to get small branches,  but snow falls from the tree and puts out the fire

mehek14 · Answer

I think his flaw was that he was overconfident

anonymous · Answer

What lessons do you think the author illustrates by contrasting the man and the dog in the story?