Comparing Destruction in Steinbecks Flight and Londons To Build a Fir

Journey to Destruction in Steinbecks Flight and Londons To Build a Fire Not many people progress to to face death in the dusty wasteland of the Arctic or rugged mountains of California, but Pepe and the man do. Although the ironic destruction of Pepe and the man were caused by unyielding forces of nature, their attitudes and reasons for going on their journeys differed. The setting in both stories consisted of extreme climate and conditions. In Flight the climate was desert hot during the day and chilling cold at night. The Torres family had their farm, a few sloping acres above a cliff that dropped to the brown reefs and to the hissing white pees of the ocean. Behind the farm the muffin mountains stood up against the sky. Pepe spent his last days in the mountains where the conditions were harsh. His throat was almost closed with thirst. He crawled into the heavy brush feeling with his fingers for water. There was no water in the bed of the stream, only damp earth. In contrast, the climate in To Build a Fire was frigidly cold. Day had broken cold and gray, ...