“The Most Dangerous Game” VS “Young Goodman Brown” 201240 English 102: Literature and Composition Fall D 2012 Cara Wood L25221640 APA Thesis: Both “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne have similarities and differences when it comes to characterization and setting. Richard Connell and Nathaniel Hawthorne both illustrate a great sense of fear and evil in both of these short stories‚ as well as good morals. Outline: I. Introduction A. Thesis
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antagonist. In Connell’s‚ "The Most Dangerous Game‚" General Zaroff‚ a world renowned hunter‚ kills the smartest prey in the world: humans. On the other hand‚ Montresor from "The Cask of Amontillado" plays the evil character as he kills Fortunato‚ a fellow member of a secret organization. But between the two‚ Zaroff is the more evil character because he kills people for entertainment and feels no remorse for his actions The first way that General Zaroff is a more evil character than Montresor is because of
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Once rainsford woke up from zaroff’s bed asking himself how he’s going to get off the island and he remembered the people in the dungeon that zaroff was speaking about on his way to the dungeon he spots ivan blocking the dungeon door he thinks of a planhe got out his gun and peeked around the corner and shot him in the left knee ivan screaming falls on the floor rainsford walks up and shoots him in the other knee so he can’t walk rainsford opens the door and there was 2 cages they both had around
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game the main character Rainsford‚ who is a big shot hunter‚ is trying to get to an island called Ship-Trap Island somewhere in the Caribbean. He is accompanied by Whitney‚ who is another professional hunter. Sometime during the night Rainsford falls over board and decides to swim towards the direction he heard the gun shot a little bit before. He eventually makes it to shore and finds a hulking man whom goes by General Zaroff. The general had read every book that Rainsford had every wrote about hunting
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has to be set on an isolated island. If the setting is on mainland the people trapped would be able to have better resources such as police to get away from General Zaroff and his game. Another example why the story is set on a deserted island is that people would know about Zaroff game and no one would come near the island. As Rainsford finally noticed that he is stranded‚ it came as a big shock to him‚ “ he was in a picture frame of water” (11) and the only way that he can get off the island now
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terror‚ to the story. In the beginning of the story‚ Rainsford‚ Whitney‚ Captain Nielsen‚ the crew are sailing on a dark night. Rainsford describes the night as “moist‚ black velvet.” They were sailing around an island known as ‘Ship-Trap Island’‚ which readers learn later on that the island withholds a jungle (which explains the humidity). The night is quiet‚
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Foreigners and Heros After a successful assassination attempt on General Zaroff‚ Rainsford will soon be rescued by a team of Asian fishermen. They gave Rainsford an abundance of food and fresh water. One of the fisherman asked a question‚”What happened out there son!” He replied‚”Long story sir.” It took roughly one week for them to arrive at the bay of South Korea. Rainsford thanked the Asian fishermen and went back to live with his attractive wife name Clarise. They live happily ever after
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Actions and appearances can sometimes be similar. These similarities can help describe not only people but also characters in short stories. In literature‚ authors make this connection to make the character sound more realistic. For example‚ in “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cask of Amontillado‚” characters’ appearance unquestionably reflect their actions. In “The Cask of Amontillado” Fortunato’s actions definitely reflect his appearances. Fortunato is dressed for the carnival season. Because
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example this passage demonstrates how skills are demonstrated from setting “Following the trail with the sureness of a bloodhound came General Zaroff. Nothing escaped those searching black eyes‚ no crushed blade of grass‚ no bent twig‚ no mark‚ no matter how faint‚ in the moss. So intent was the Cossack on his stalking that he was upon the thing Rainsford had made before he saw it. His foot touched the protruding bough that was the trigger.” (Glencoe 30). As seen in this example‚ the author again
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that make the island even more scary. 2. Find one example of foreshadowing in the story and explain how this example adds to the story. b. One example of foreshadowing in the story is when Captain Zaroff warns Rainsford about the sand trap on the salnd befor he hunts Rainsford. This adds to the story because then Rainford doesn’t go into the quick sand so he doesn’t die instantly. If Rainsfor died instantly‚ the hunt wouldn’t be suspenseful. 3. General Zaroff’s obsession with power
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