Westward Expansion
Hollywood's perspective of the western movement is full of daring heroes, crooked criminals, savage Indians, and undaunted frontiersmen braving the harsh conditions of the western wilderness. Typically, the portrayal of what life was like during that time in American history is often glamorized and full of stereotypes. The reality of the west was in fact very bleak, where the hero often lost and the role of the innocent was played by the so-called "savage Indian".
In the story "To Build a Fire", a young man is traveling from the small Yukon town of Dyea to Henderson C…
