To Build a Fire

"Later, the dog whined loudly. And Still later it crept close to the man and caught the scent of death. This made the animal bristle and back away. A little longer it delayed, howling under the stars that leaped and danced and shone brightly in the cold sky. Then it turned and trotted up the trail in the direction of the camp it knew, where were the other food-providers and fire-providers."



The end of this book, I find somewhat humorous. I think it's amusing because the old man wanders and wanders, until he finally dies. The dog knew where he was, but it's not like he could say anything about it. The man never fed the dog while on their journey, or tried to warm him up. The dog suffered just as he did. After the man died, the dog was like, "Okay, I'll go find someone else right up the way." It wasn't that hard for the dog to find a place, but the man croaked, so what was the dog to do?