Suspense In The Most Dangerous Game, The Cask Of Amontillado,
A widowed father is tragically separated from his only son and must get back to him in an ocean of a world where he has to determine whether someone is a friend or foe. Going through dangerous districts and frightening enemies, and with a friend suffering from amnesia, the father successfully reunites with his son. Just like the reader is left in suspense wondering about how Marlin and Nemo are going to find each other in Finding Nemo, many authors use suspense to keep the reader interested in the story. Suspense is the excitement or tension that readers feel as they wait to find out how a story ends or a conflict is resolved. In "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe, and "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury, all three authors use suspense to captivate the reader's attention in their
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stories. In these short stories, authors use conflict, irony, and foreshadowing to hypnotize a reader while reading an interesting short story. Richard Connell uses many different scenarios of conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" to create suspense.
A boat on the Caribbean Sea is heading to Rio, and a sailor aboard, named Rainsford, falls over the railing into the black waters after hearing gunshots, and swims towards an island with dense jungle and the welcoming General. One example of conflict in the story is when Rainsford hears gun shots fired out in the dark night. This begins the conflict because it is when Rainsford falls out of the boat into the ocean. Zaroff celebrates, "I drink to a foeman worthy of my steel—at last" (Connell 68). General Zaroff is intrigued now that he will be hunting Rainsford, a man with equal wits and skill, in his game. When the knife slingshot set by Rainsford fails to hit the target of Zaroff in the jungle it creates suspense. This means that Rainsford's weapon did not kill his most dangerous enemy and he will have to keep fighting through this game. Richard Connell used conflict to create suspense in "The Most Dangerous Game" to win the reader's attention from the beginning, and go on a frightful journey with Rainsford through the
jungle. In "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe uses irony to create suspense through Montresor's plotted revenge. Nobody will notice that Montresor has taken away Fortunato during the carnival to get vengeance on him for making a insult that may end Fortunato's life. Montresor greets Forunato at the carnival saying "My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met" (Poe 346). This is verbal irony because Montresor plans on killing Fortunato, which does not make Fortunato very lucky that they met. Montresor, at times, says it would be better if Fortunato went back because the niter was making him cough. It is ironic in the story that Montresor is very kind to Fortunato as they make their way to the 'Amontillado' where Montresor is actually planning to kill his friend Fortunato. At the carnival, Fortunato is dressed as a jester which is ironic because jesters are entertaining and Fortunato is entertainment to Montresor throughout his plan. It is also ironic because when Fortunato insulted Montresor he probably laughed at Montresor but now Fortunato is laughed at by him. In Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" he told of a friendship broken by a simple insult using irony to capture the attention of the reader until the unexpected end. In "A Sound of Thunder," Ray Bradbury uses foreshadowing to keep the reader in suspense, wondering about what may happen later in the story. A group of men travel back in time to hunt the fascinating creatures: dinosaurs. Travis is the safari guide and he warns everyone to stay on the Path or the Future could be drastically changed. This makes the reader question what would happen and maybe contemplate if someone in the story will go off the Path. Eckels and other men going on the safari speak fondly of the president Keith. Deutscher becomes president in the future because Eckels went off the Path, changing the future. In the story Travis states, "The bullets can't be left behind. They don't belong in the Past; they might change anything" (45 Bradbury). It is like they know that the Future will be changed, but the bullets were not the cause of the changing. Ray Bradbury caused the reader to feel confused or worried about the Future because of the fragile event of going back in time. Authors use conflict, irony, and foreshadowing to create suspense in their stories because it interests the reader and keeps them wondering what may happen next. In "The Most Dangerous Game", building conflict between Rainsford and General Zaroff keeps the reader in suspense, waiting to find out if Rainsford out-smart's Zaroff's game. Montresor and Fortunato have a delicate relationship in "The Cask of Amontillado", and irony causes the reader to be left in suspense about how Montresor plans to stage Fortunato's death. In "A Sound of Thunder" foreshadowing makes the reader think about what will happen if the future is changed by a risky trip to the Past. Authors use suspense because it draws a reader in to the story and makes them want to keep reading to find out what happens at the end.
stories. In these short stories, authors use conflict, irony, and foreshadowing to hypnotize a reader while reading an interesting short story. Richard Connell uses many different scenarios of conflict in "The Most Dangerous Game" to create suspense.
A boat on the Caribbean Sea is heading to Rio, and a sailor aboard, named Rainsford, falls over the railing into the black waters after hearing gunshots, and swims towards an island with dense jungle and the welcoming General. One example of conflict in the story is when Rainsford hears gun shots fired out in the dark night. This begins the conflict because it is when Rainsford falls out of the boat into the ocean. Zaroff celebrates, "I drink to a foeman worthy of my steel—at last" (Connell 68). General Zaroff is intrigued now that he will be hunting Rainsford, a man with equal wits and skill, in his game. When the knife slingshot set by Rainsford fails to hit the target of Zaroff in the jungle it creates suspense. This means that Rainsford's weapon did not kill his most dangerous enemy and he will have to keep fighting through this game. Richard Connell used conflict to create suspense in "The Most Dangerous Game" to win the reader's attention from the beginning, and go on a frightful journey with Rainsford through the
jungle. In "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe uses irony to create suspense through Montresor's plotted revenge. Nobody will notice that Montresor has taken away Fortunato during the carnival to get vengeance on him for making a insult that may end Fortunato's life. Montresor greets Forunato at the carnival saying "My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met" (Poe 346). This is verbal irony because Montresor plans on killing Fortunato, which does not make Fortunato very lucky that they met. Montresor, at times, says it would be better if Fortunato went back because the niter was making him cough. It is ironic in the story that Montresor is very kind to Fortunato as they make their way to the 'Amontillado' where Montresor is actually planning to kill his friend Fortunato. At the carnival, Fortunato is dressed as a jester which is ironic because jesters are entertaining and Fortunato is entertainment to Montresor throughout his plan. It is also ironic because when Fortunato insulted Montresor he probably laughed at Montresor but now Fortunato is laughed at by him. In Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" he told of a friendship broken by a simple insult using irony to capture the attention of the reader until the unexpected end. In "A Sound of Thunder," Ray Bradbury uses foreshadowing to keep the reader in suspense, wondering about what may happen later in the story. A group of men travel back in time to hunt the fascinating creatures: dinosaurs. Travis is the safari guide and he warns everyone to stay on the Path or the Future could be drastically changed. This makes the reader question what would happen and maybe contemplate if someone in the story will go off the Path. Eckels and other men going on the safari speak fondly of the president Keith. Deutscher becomes president in the future because Eckels went off the Path, changing the future. In the story Travis states, "The bullets can't be left behind. They don't belong in the Past; they might change anything" (45 Bradbury). It is like they know that the Future will be changed, but the bullets were not the cause of the changing. Ray Bradbury caused the reader to feel confused or worried about the Future because of the fragile event of going back in time. Authors use conflict, irony, and foreshadowing to create suspense in their stories because it interests the reader and keeps them wondering what may happen next. In "The Most Dangerous Game", building conflict between Rainsford and General Zaroff keeps the reader in suspense, waiting to find out if Rainsford out-smart's Zaroff's game. Montresor and Fortunato have a delicate relationship in "The Cask of Amontillado", and irony causes the reader to be left in suspense about how Montresor plans to stage Fortunato's death. In "A Sound of Thunder" foreshadowing makes the reader think about what will happen if the future is changed by a risky trip to the Past. Authors use suspense because it draws a reader in to the story and makes them want to keep reading to find out what happens at the end.