In this excerpt from Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire,” which sentences best show that the protagonist could be seen as prideful in his abilities rather than ignorant of his surroundings?

The correct answer is D. "Any man who was a man could travel alone."

This sentence doesn't mean that he is unaware of the Arctic winter's harsh conditions or danger. It means he thinks that he can conquer it alone. That is his major mistake, which would cost him his life. He makes mistakes on his travel but he is not ready to acknowledge them or learn from them, just as he ignores the advice the old man had given to him.

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TheAlmightyJay TheAlmightyJay · Answer 2 · 2020-02-18T17:32:09+01:00

Answer:

The correct answer is "Those old-timers were rather womanish, some of them, he thought. All a man had to do was to keep his head, and he was all right. Any man who was a man could travel alone."

Explanation:

From this lines we can sense the speaker's pride from his ability to build a fire and keep himself warm and alive in a climate that, according to old-timers, could not be faced by any man.

He is arrogant and believes old-timers to be fools. He thinks he has beat them and the weather, only to find out that his face and hands are freezing so rapidly he can bearly move them.