What can you infer about the man from the evidence in this passage from "To

Build a Fire"?

"To Build a Fire" is a short story written by Jack London. It's a story about a man heading out into the Yukon Area's subzero forest with his dog and following an old man's warnings about the dangers about heading alone for the first time. The man underestimates the warnings and succumbs to the harshest circumstances after putting himself in a hazardous situation. After reading the passage I know he is arrogant and overconfident about his own abilities "effectively infers about the man. Arrogance and ignorance are reflected in the man. For example, he travels through a extremely cold region alone, this being his first time. He makes fun of the imperative advice of traveling with a partner because he feels he knows what he does. This arrogance results the man to place himself in a risky condition that was preventable, had he listened to the old man.