Topic > Literary Themes in Jack London and Lighting a Fire

Connor's story was filled to the brim with foreshadowing of what was to come, even from the first page, but she used this to her advantage by withholding descriptions of settings contrasts its foreshadowing in plain sight, or at least creates a very effective air of suspense and uneasy certainty. It also builds on that suspense by changing the mood of the story from safe, but slightly creepy to scared and isolated. When he switches to scared and isolated, Conner reveals the foreshadowing that the tone was keeping up and continues to maintain positive environmental imagery, but delving into terrifying imagery here and there to keep the reader on their feet and also assure them of the reality of the situation. . Unlike Conner's story, London uses foreshadowing differently. Instead of constantly hinting at what the end result might be, the reader is able to infer the hiker's fate through the revelation of the hiker's character as it is revealed more and more throughout the story. London also shows foreshadowing through in-depth descriptions of the hiker's worsening physical health, such as when the hiker accidentally falls under broken snow and gets wet from the knees down (129) or when he burns his hand to a crisp and doesn't hear. (132). Both London and Conner provide effective tones in how they give the reader the characters' opinions on their situations