10.

How does the conclusion of the story contribute to its overall meaning? Consider the fates

of both the man and the dog in your answer.

The central idea and most awakening fact of how knowledge is different from wisdom, the knowing of something that must be used wisely is showcased in this story.

Explanation:

This story starts off with the description of a man who travels in minus fifty degrees to reach a camp that has his friends hanging out. There is a dog along with him accompanying this travel. Eventually, because of the increased cold, the dog realizes that it is unsafe to travel further towards the camp. This is late realized by the man, but makes a fire nearby and rests before he sets off again.

This does not result fruitful as the man finishes up on steam and twigs to light up fire anymore. He realizes that he cannot move any further and remembered the advice of an experienced old miner, who told him not to travel alone or without proper equipment in minus fifty degrees. He curses himself to take this decision of ignoring the advice and dies at the end.

The dog, with its instincts realizes not to travel any further and waits in a place better than other. The man being insensible and ignorant dies at the end.