Question

Which facts are helpful in connecting "To Build a Fire" by Jack London to historical events? Check all that apply.

Gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory in 1896.
Today, the largest city in the Yukon is Whitehorse.
Currently over thirty-three thousand people live in the Yukon Territory.
In 1897, thousands of prospectors came to the Yukon.
Klondike prospectors had to watch for springs hidden under the snow.
Indigenous guides helped prospectors travel along the Yukon and Klondike rivers.

Answer 1

The discovery of Gold in the Yukon Territory in 1896 and in 1897, thousands of prospectors came to the Yukon are the facts that are helpful in connecting "To Build a Fire" by Jack London to historical occasions.

"To Build a Fire" is a story that Jack London wrote in 1908 about a newcomer to the Yukon. He travels through the extreme cold with his dog even though it is too dangerous. The climatic conditions are too cool and the body will get frozen.

The main concept of this novel is about a young person who goes against the direction of a professional miner and enters severe weather on his way to another mining center.