The mood of London's "To Build a Fire" is ominous or foreboding. Disaster is waiting to happen.
The temperature is cold, but more importantly it is colder than the traveler thought. He is warned not to travel alone, but he does it anyway. He is new to the land and inexperienced, but, again, more importantly, he has no imagination. He does not consider what could happen. He walks on the frozen water, but the covering ice is deceptive.
The traveler underestimates the natural forces he is pitted against, and he does not understand that he is at their mercy. The mood is ominous.
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