Compare And Contrast Powder And To Build A Fire

"Powder" & "To Build a Fire" Compare and Contrast

The two stories, "Powder" and "To Build a Fire," are written by different authors and based on different topics but still share similarities in problem-solving and expedition. But although they share similar traits, there are differences between the two stories. When comparing them, readers can see how similar yet how different any story can be when written by different authors.

The similarities between these two passages are countless. Both authors wrote about a companion helping out their guardian. In "Powder," written by Tobias Wolff, it states, "I [son] got out and dragged one of the sawhorses aside, then put it back after he drove through. He [dad] pushed the door open for me. 'Now

For one, "Powder," written by Tobias Wolff, is a story about a son and his father, while "To Build a Fire," written by Jack London, is about a dog and his owner. Another difference is where the characters are in each story. Although both stories are about escaping a winter storm, they both do it in different ways. The father and son in "Powder" avoid the snow in a car, while in "To Build a Fire," the dog and his owner escape the snow by hiking outside. "The road was closed. My father said, 'Look. We're talking about five, six inches. I've taken this care through worse than that." (Tobias Wolff) "He continued through the level forest for several miles. He looked at his watch. It was ten o'clock. He was traveling at the rate of four miles an hour. Thus, he figured that he would arrive where the stream divided at half-past twelve." (Jack London) Another difference is the way the story is written. In "Powder," the story is written in first-person. The story opens with the phrase, "Just before Christmas my father took me skiing at Mount Baker." (Tobias Wolff) The sentence uses the words my and me, insinuating that the story is about the narrator's feelings and his story. In "To Build a Fire," the story is written in third-person omniscient. "Once, sensing danger, he made the dog go ahead. The dog did not want to go. It hesitated until the man pushed it forward." (Jack London) This sentence shows the