In a great many stories there is suspense‚ but the story “The Most Dangerous Game” has many instances of suspense to keep the reader wanting to read‚ all based on the author’s cleverness in taking advantage of human nature. The first instance is in the very beginning- the sailors arriving at “Ship-Trap Island.” Suspense is created by the reputation of the island and the emotions of the sailors. Whitney first mentions‚ “Didn’t you notice that the crew’s nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?” The suspenseful
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The Most Dangerous Game In the story "The Most Dangerous Game"‚ the main conflict is between the strong and the week‚ or the hunter and the hunted. is the world made up between two separate classes? It is a tough decision but really it is mostly decided between the hunter and the hunted in our everyday life. We see it in war‚ bullying at school‚ and even sports. Usually the stronger person wins whatever they were competing about or fighting about. But sometimes there is hope within the week. Enough
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Alison Pittuck Ms. Doher ENG 3U0 February 24‚ 2014 “The Most Dangerous Game” 1. The double entendre in the title The Most Dangerous Game would be that General Zaroff refers to “the game” as both hunting animals and humans in the same manner. General Zaroff treats animals and humans the same way‚ as he has no respect for the lives of either. He was looking for the ultimate satisfaction. 2. “Trying to peer through the dank topical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness
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The short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game” contains many literary elements. The most prominent of these elements is definitely irony. The author effectively uses irony in the title and conversations between characters to make the story much more interesting to read and express the minds of the characters. The first irony in the story is the title. “The Most Dangerous Game” becomes a horrifying reality rather than a game for Rainsford when he becomes the hunted. Rainsford has been the hunter his
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aspects but typically not the same aspects for every person. In a movie‚ it is usually the sounds and darkness and location. In a book though‚ there are no sounds so you need other aspects such as diction‚ dialogue‚ imagery‚ plot‚ etc. The Most Dangerous Game is much more suspenseful and scary than the Interlopers due to diction. “He lunged for it; a short‚ hoarse cry came from his lips as he realized he had reached too far and had lost his balance( Richard Connell 9)” is much more suspenseful than
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“The Most Dangerous Game‚” by Richard Connell‚ is a narrative about Mr. Sanger Rainsford‚ a celebrated hunter‚ who finds himself on a secluded island after falling overboard a yacht. Rainsford locates a large building on the island and meets General Zaroff‚ who invites him to rest and replenish his health in his home. After Zaroff explains that he also enjoys hunting‚ he also reveals that he has discovered a new‚ more dangerous animal to hunt: humans. Zaroff forces Rainsford to become the hunted
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In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ a man named Sanger Rainsford faces a conflict which is being stranded on what he thinks is a deserted island. This island was totally uninhabited with the exception of one man who lives there‚ General Zaroff. General Zaroff loves to hunt‚ but he hunts more than just animals. You see‚ General Zaroff got tired of hunting just animals‚ he claims it was too easy for him since he was such an outstanding hunter. He wanted more of a challenge
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Terrible or Tasteful? In an action movie‚ producers and directors add certain music to certain scenes to make them more suspenseful‚ sad‚ etc. Many authors add details to a story about the setting to accomplish the same goal. In the story‚ Most Dangerous Game‚ the author adds many details about the dark night‚ General Zaroff’s mansion‚ and the jungle to add more suspense‚ or terror‚ to the story. In the beginning of the story‚ Rainsford‚ Whitney‚ Captain Nielsen‚ the crew are sailing on a dark night
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The Most Dangerous Game Sequel Rainsford awoke after the best night sleep of his life. It wasn’t just the fact that the bed was one of the comfiest he had ever slept in‚ or the fact he was exhausted after being hunted for three days‚ but the enormous relief he felt by beating the general at his own game. He spent most of his morning planning in his mind a payback for the general. It wasn’t revenge‚ but Rainsford felt that the general needed reminding that the game he was playing was wrong. However
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Richard Connell author of the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” did an exquisite job of defining mystery‚ but his story made the statement that there are some people in the world that don’t care about animals or their feelings. This is shown in these four statements. First‚ Rainsford was talking to his friend on the side of a hunting yacht in pitch black saying that no one cares about the Jaguar this may suggest that he is a hardcore‚ Hunter. Not many people do it now‚ but there was one point
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