thesis outline
5/30/13
There have been many great short stories written, but two of my favorites are actually in this paper. I'm going to compare and contrast "The Lottery" and "The most dangerous game" using plot, conflict, and structure. These two books’ authors draw out these themes in very interesting and different ways. After reading both of these short stories I have decided to pic them to write about because in none of the other short stories offered, is there such an interest from me then these two short stories.
The first way these two books are alike is by their plot. They both are stories about the potential loss of life. Plot is so big in short stories, as is the case in any other book, movie, poem etc. These two stories have a very dark sided plot to them. “The most dangerous game” has a very dark plot because the authors make the protagonist get hunted by a rich man who finds it most exhilarating to hunt down humans. Finding a thrill in that is very dark. When it comes to “The Lottery” the author also has a very dark side to the plot. In this short story, the author decided to write about how in one town, one person must die. It does the town good and it’s just the way it’s been. As you can see, both of these authors of the short stories have a very dark plot to their tales.
The second way these stories are alike is conflict. Both stories conflict is that there is a person trying to escape death. Death in any circumstance is one of the most chilling, interesting, readable trait a character may have in any story, or even life. In “The most dangerous game” A rich man pays a visitor a lot of money to be hunted. It’s a very interesting storyline and a great conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. When two people are battling for life, or in this case, when one person is trying to escape death, it is the most interesting conflict because there is no coming back from the dead. Theresa no return and it is final, so that’s what makes it so
There have been many great short stories written, but two of my favorites are actually in this paper. I'm going to compare and contrast "The Lottery" and "The most dangerous game" using plot, conflict, and structure. These two books’ authors draw out these themes in very interesting and different ways. After reading both of these short stories I have decided to pic them to write about because in none of the other short stories offered, is there such an interest from me then these two short stories.
The first way these two books are alike is by their plot. They both are stories about the potential loss of life. Plot is so big in short stories, as is the case in any other book, movie, poem etc. These two stories have a very dark sided plot to them. “The most dangerous game” has a very dark plot because the authors make the protagonist get hunted by a rich man who finds it most exhilarating to hunt down humans. Finding a thrill in that is very dark. When it comes to “The Lottery” the author also has a very dark side to the plot. In this short story, the author decided to write about how in one town, one person must die. It does the town good and it’s just the way it’s been. As you can see, both of these authors of the short stories have a very dark plot to their tales.
The second way these stories are alike is conflict. Both stories conflict is that there is a person trying to escape death. Death in any circumstance is one of the most chilling, interesting, readable trait a character may have in any story, or even life. In “The most dangerous game” A rich man pays a visitor a lot of money to be hunted. It’s a very interesting storyline and a great conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist. When two people are battling for life, or in this case, when one person is trying to escape death, it is the most interesting conflict because there is no coming back from the dead. Theresa no return and it is final, so that’s what makes it so