To Build a Fire Characters

The Man

The narrator says early in the story that the man is a chechaquo, which is a Chinook word for...

The Wolf Dog

This dog is described as a "big native husky, the proper wolf dog, gray-coated and without any...

The Old-Timer from Sulphur Creek

This old guy once told the main character about how cold it can get in the Yukon...

The Boys

Much like the old-timer from Sulphur Creek, the boys at the mining camp on Henderson Creek have a...