Question

38 Points‼️ #2

Discussion Board Prompt:
Objective Summary

One of the skills we have discussed in this unit is writing an objective summary about a piece of literature. In this Discussion Board we are going to write an objective summary from one of our unit texts, following the format and guidelines from our knowledge about objective summaries found in this unit’s lessons.

You will write an objective summary of ONE of the two texts below.

The Crucible, Act 2, Part 1 by Arthur MillerLinks to an external site.
“To Build a Fire,” Part 1 by Jack LondonLinks to an external site.
Read or reread the text carefully to gain a clear understanding of the central ideas, key details, and possible theme of the text.

Identify and describe the central idea(s) discussed in the text.

Write a sentence or two identifying the text, the author, and the central idea. (Suggestions: Use the term central idea in your answer. Think about this sentence as a type of topic sentence for your objective summary paragraph).

Next, write sentences that answers and summarizes EACH of the following questions:

Who is/are the character(s) in this text?

Where does this text take place?

What happens (the events) in this text?

When do things happen? (Think about the time span of the passage? Think about order of events).

Why do things happen the way they do? (Be descriptive, but remain subjective).

How do things happen or unfold? (Be descriptive, but remain subjective).

Finally, conclude your paragraph by writing a sentence or two where you identify a possible theme for this text and support that with key details from your own objective summary.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

"To Build a Fire," Part 1 by Jack London is a short story about a man and his dog traveling through the wilderness of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The central idea of the story is the struggle for survival in harsh and unforgiving natural conditions.

The main character is an unnamed man who is traveling through the wilderness with his dog.

The story takes place in the Yukon Territory of Canada during the winter.

The man and his dog are traveling through the wilderness when the man makes a series of mistakes that lead to a dangerous situation. He starts a fire to warm himself up but accidentally extinguishes it with snow that falls from a tree. He tries to build another fire, but his hands are too numb to handle the matches, and he ultimately fails to start a fire. The story ends with the man and his dog continuing on their journey, with the man starting to worry about his survival.

The events in the story take place over the course of one day.

The man's lack of experience, poor decision-making, and failure to understand the dangers of the environment lead to his struggles for survival. He underestimates the severity of the cold and does not adequately prepare for the journey, leading to his failure to start a fire.

The events of the story unfold through a series of missteps by the man as he tries to survive in the harsh wilderness. The narrator describes the man's thoughts and feelings, as well as his interactions with his dog.

A possible theme for this story is the unforgiving power of nature and the struggle for survival in harsh conditions. The man's mistakes and lack of preparation highlight the danger and unpredictability of the natural world.