NaturalismNaturalism is a literary movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Naturalism is often detailed below realism. Naturalism links the scientific method to philosophy by simply stating that social conditions, heredity, and environment have an inevitable force in shaping human behavior. Nature is indifferent to mankind. Naturalism excludes all supernatural elements from its views. In naturalism, characters are important in the writing, although authors give their characters less control over their lives. Naturalism is based on the truth that you cannot control anything outside of yourself. Furthermore, Naturalism notes that people without many choices cannot change the outcome of their lives, stating that people live without free will. What influenced naturalist authors to write in such a way that they could not have a happy ending in their literature? To Build A Fire, written by Jack London, was about a young man who went alone to pan for gold up the Yukon River. After falling into an underground spring, he is soaking wet and tries to light three fires to keep warm but is unable to maintain them. The man realizes that he will die if he does not find warmth. The young man gets the idea of ​​killing his dog and using the corpse to keep warm. The only problem is that dogs have an acute ability to sense danger. The story ends when the man "falls asleep into what seemed to him the most comfortable and satisfying sleep he had ever known." The first naturalistic element of To Build A Fire is the difference between the way of thinking of man and the natural instinct of the dog. The second element is that the character is in a race against time with nature and nature wins the battle. To light a fire... middle of paper......suitable for high school to study art. His parents eventually divorced. During a trip to Africa, he fell victim to tropical fever and also had problems with the Boer authorities. He led a bohemian life. Malaria caused his death. Edith Wharton was born to a well-known and distinguished family who traveled extensively in Europe and sent her to a large number of private schools after returning to New York. After returning to New York, his father fell ill and died. As seen, the lives of these authors had a great influence on their writing. The authors of these naturalistic novels led unhappy lives that led them to think the way their characters lived. Despite some of the opportunities the authors may have had, their lives didn't turn out so well. Their unhappy and unfortunate lives growing up were the greatest influence in adding naturalistic elements to their literature.