There did not seem to be so many springs on the left fork of the Henderson, and for half an hour the man saw no signs of any. And then it happened. At a place where there were no signs, where the soft, unbroken snow seemed to advertise solidity beneath, the man broke through. It was not deep. He wet himself halfway to the knees before he floundered out to the firm crust.

–“To Build a Fire,”
Jack London

Use the passage to answer the questions.

What type of conflict is shown in the passage?


What part of the plot is this conflict from?


How does this conflict affect the plot?