The antagonist in To Build A Fire is nature itself. The main character is in the wild and must fight the elements of nature to build a fire to enable him to survive. Man against nature is one of several common conflicts portrayed in short stories.
Nature is the antagonist, the foe against which the man is pitted for survival
In the story "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, the newcomer in the land is known as "Chechaquo," which means a "newcomer" or "tenderfoot" in the North.
an antagonist in a story usually represents a culture's fears.
The protagonist is the hero or central character, the focus of the story and it's themes. So unless you define "antagonist" so broadly as to include all possible opposition such as bad luck, geography, and weather, stories are perfectly possible without one. Consider "To Build a Fire" or "Hatchet" as stories with a protagonist lacking a proper opponent. Conversely, if you consider "antagonist" to indeed include any and all difficulties, then the statement "A Protagonist requires an Antagonist" is a tautology and your answer is no.
The antagonist in Moby Dick is the whale.In the story of Peter Pan, Captain Hook is the antagonist.The antagonist in the story poses direct opposition to the protagonist in the story.
Antagonist or villain.
The antagonist is Fortunato.
The antagonist is Fortunato.
An antagonist is there to cause conflict, friction between the key characters. A good antagonist is a character in the story that the reader begins to dislike or even hate. Without an antagonist the story may as well be written as a he did this and I did this kind of story.
In "Forged by Fire" by Sharon Draper, the main antagonist is Gerald, the abusive stepbrother of the protagonist, Gerald Nickelby. Gerald's actions and behavior towards his family create conflict and tension throughout the story.
the story is Third person omniscient
The Yukon Trail