Question

solange is writing a literary analysis.
topic sentence: in his short story \to build a fire,\ jack london describes the harsh natural environment experienced by real life prospectors.
supporting detail: the main character in the story becomes desperate and starts to run in a panic back to camp.
which best explains the point solange wants to make with her supporting detail?

• at one point in the story, the main character imagines talking to an old - time prospector.
• at one point in the story, the main character breaks his shoelace with a hunting knife.
• many real - life prospectors also became desperate along the steep and icy trails.
• many real - life prospectors came to the yukon from places like san francisco, california.

Explanation:

The topic sentence is about Jack London describing the harsh natural environment real - life prospectors experienced. The supporting detail is about the main character in the story panicking and running back to camp due to the harsh environment. We need to find an option that connects the story's character's experience to real - life prospectors' experiences in the harsh environment. Option C states that many real - life prospectors also became desperate along the steep and icy trails. This shows that the character's desperation (from the harsh environment) in the story is similar to what real - life prospectors went through, thus supporting the topic sentence. Option A is just about the character imagining talking to a prospector, not about the harsh environment. Option B is about the character breaking a shoelace, not related to the harsh environment's effect. Option D is about where prospectors came from, not about their experience in the harsh environment.

Answer:

C. Many real - life prospectors also became desperate along the steep and icy trails