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Exposition: Setting
The story begins on a bleak January day. It was sixty degrees below zero in Klondike, Alaska. -
Exposition: Characterization
Tom Vincent was big-boned and big-muscled, with faith in himself and in the strength of his head and hands. -
Rising Action
The rising action is when he takes off his mitten to eat his biscuit. It was so cold his fingers went numb and the frost begins to sink in. -
Climax
The climax of this story is when falls through the ice and here is a quote from when he fell through the ice. “At the instant he broke through he felt the cold water strike his feet and ankles, and with half a dozen lunges he made the bank. He was quite cool and collected. The thing to do, and the only thing to do, was to build a fire.” -
Falling Action
The falling action of this story is when he tries to build the fire in the woods but he struggles before. -
Resolution
The resolution of this story is when Tom Makes it home.