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1.Whatisthedominantmoodofthestory?HowdoesLondonsprosestyle(particularlyhisuseofimagery)servetoestablishandtointensifythatmood?2.Whatcommentdoesthestorymakeabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature?3.Doesthestoryhaveatheme?Ifitdoes,describeit.Group6Whatisthedominantmoodofthestory?HowdoesLondon sprosestyle(particularlyhisuseofimagery)servetoeatablishandthentointensifythatmood?presentedby林玲芷林玲芷dominantmoodofthestory：isolationhelplessnessdepressionmelancholyEvidenceandData1.Amanisclimbingthehighearth-bankinYukonalone,andthemanhasnoexperienceofclimbingin-75.-Thesetwosentencesshowthemoodofisolationandhelplessness.2.“dayhadbrokencoldandgray，exceedinglycoldandgrey”.-Thissentencehintsatthedepressingatmosphere.3.Heisshockedwhenthefiredead.(P53)-Thissentenceshowsthemoodofhelplessness.4.Thewholestoryshowsthedepressionandmelancholy.LondonsWrittingStyleuSocial Darwinism:the survival of the fittestuNaturalism mingled with Romanticism Forceful and colorfuluSubjectivity and enthusiasmuHis characterizations were often stiff and his dialogue stereotyped.HowdoesLondon sprosestyle(particularlyhisuseofimagery)servetoeatablishandthentointensifythatmood?Inthisstory,wecanseethatLondonestablishandintensifythemoodofisolation,helplessnee,depressionandmelancholythroughtwokindofprosestyle.First,SocialDarwinism(thesurvivalofthefittest)Second,Third-personOmniscient(allknowing-he/she/it/they/themtoldbytheauthor;allcharactersfeelings/thoughtsarerevealed)Firststyle-TheauthorfromtwoaspectstellusthetheoryofNaturalism:naturalselectionandsurvivalofthefittest.Ontheonehand,betweendifferentspecies,thestoryshowsthecompetitionofhumanbeingsanddog.Intheextremecoldenvironment,ifonecantadapttotheharshnaturalenvironment,thereisonlyoneoutcome-turnedouttobethevictimofthenature.Inthestory,themanfailledtofightagainstthenature,andintheend,heisdead.Onthecontrary,thedogsurvived.Ontheotherhand,inthisstory,wedescribemanyofthenaturalenvironment,whichistohighlightstrongpowerofnatureandhumanswekness,helplessness.Althoughthemanistryingtocompetewiththenatural,butultimatelyfailedtobreakthecontrolofthenaturalenvironmentforhuman.Secondstyle-Theauthoroperatesasathirdpersonandanoutsideodserver;hetellsthestoryinanobjectivewayasheknowseverythinganditisonconcernfortheman.Whatcommentdoesthestorymakeabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature?presentedby黄家艳黄家艳Forthefirstplace,thetheoryofthesurvivalofthefittestisoneofimportantcomments.wehumanbeingsareverypowerful,butcomparedwiththenature,wearefragileandobscure.Ifwewanttohaveastandinthisnature,weshouldlearnhowtoshowourreverencetowardthenatureanditsrules,i.e.weshouldrespectnaturalawesomepowerandrevereitsnaturalpower.Inaddition,basedonthestory,theauthoralsoputsforwardthenecessityandinevitabilityofkeepingaharmoniousrelationshipbetweenthemanandthenature.ONLYindoingthisway,canwesurviveinthenature.Doesthestoryhaveatheme?Ifitdoes,describeit.Tobuildafiresymbolizesanonion;theexternalthemeheillustratesisthemansstruggletomeetupwithhisfriends,i.e.humanshouldrespectnatureandreverethepowerofnature.Furthermore,onceyoupeeltheouterlayersoff,yourealizethatheintertwinesthedeepermeaningofignorance,thesurvival,andknowledge.Themansinstinctsandsenseallowhimtounderstandtheweatherisdefinitedrawback,butignoranceandthestubbornnesstriumphs.Hegoesintothisadventurewithoutknowledgeofthedangersthatcanbeoccurred,hedidnotrealizeWhathewasgettinghimselfinto.Hiseagernesstrapshimintoaballofriskandthreatenshislife.Aftersomethinghebecomesdependentonsurvival;herealizethathislifeisvaluableandtheonlywayoutofdeathisbuildingfireforwarmth.Wecandrawaconclusionthat:thethemeofthisstoryis:Thefittestsurvive.Thankyou!