(Answered) : Unit 5 Discussion 9

Question Description

Respond to BOTH of the following prompts:

1. “To Build a Fire” was written by Jack London, a writer often associated with the Naturalist movement. In what sense might this story highlight deterministic or Naturalistic ideas?

2. “How to Tell a True War Story” may be considered Postmodernist, because it violates some of the traditions of narrative—the narrator seems to be the author himself, rather than some fictional construct, and he often refers to the way he’s telling the story. What do you think of this technique? Why might it work as a way of dealing with the