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Naturalism

Naturalism
Naturalism depicted the universe as cold and heartless, and person's fate is determined by heredity, society and natural forces. Naturalism focused on poverty, cruelty, and war. A major idea of naturalism was that humans could disappear and it would have no effect on the universe because we are obsolete. Naturalism focuses on the negative side of things, usually with little or no humor. Jack London, author of "To Build a Fire", was just one of many naturalistic writers. His story has 3 main ideas incorporated into it. The main idea is that life isn't fair, nothing is going to go the way you want in your life. Another is that humans are obsolete in the universe. The last main idea is that life goes on. These 3 main ideas of naturalism are depicted in "To Build a Fire".
The idea that life isn't fair is a major part of naturalism, and this is shown many times in London's story. The character in his story has to overcome many obstacles on his journey, but in the......


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