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    Today people use suspense for movies‚ book‚ or stories to seduce. Authors uses suspense to keep the reader interested in what they are reading. Suspense is also to keep the flow of the story. Richard ‚the author of the "Most Dangerous Game"‚ uses foreshadowing and metaphor to increase suspense throughout the story. According to the dictionary‚ foreshadowing means "to show or indicate beforehand." This use of a literary device encourages the reader to feel a sense

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    Francis Macomber‚ from the story The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway‚ was intentionally killed by his wife‚ Margaret Macomber. In the beginning of the story‚ the heated conversation reveals that Macomber was scared to kill a lion which made his wife‚ also known as Margot‚ very upset while his friend‚ Wilson‚ was able to kill the lion. As the plot develops‚ Macomber takes the initiative to overcome his fear. Since the thought had struck him‚ he started to act differently with

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    Most Dangerous Game Rough Copy By: Ariana S. 7-3 “Rainsford‚ Our new neighbor is here!” Rainsford dad had yelled upstairs‚ Rainsford hopped off his black Star Wars bed sheets and ran right out of the room‚ Rainsford was so excited because though he was already seven years old he has never had a true friend. As he ran through the door of his room all of his worries ran through his head‚ “What if he doesn’t like me? Does he like Star Wars?” as he tiptoed to the stairs he peeked over the ramp with

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    “The Most Dangerous Game” Essay Hannah Thompson Rainsford washes up on the shore of General Zaroff’s island. He meets Zaroff and finds out that he has been hunting humans for sport. When Rainsford refuses to hunt with Zaroff‚ he turns against him. Now Rainsford is the one who is being hunted. This story is trying to point out that life is made of the weak and strong and in the end‚ you become as dangerous as the thing you once feared. First off‚ Whitney and Rainsford speak about the idea of weak

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    In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the author‚ Richard Connell‚ does an outstanding job of portraying the bizarre adventure of an insane‚ however experienced hunter‚ General Zaroff. The protagonist‚ Rainsford‚ another experienced hunter from New York City‚ appears on General Zaroff’s island‚ explores‚ and eventually encounters with Zaroff. They introduce themselves‚ settle down‚ and begin to talk. During the talk with the general‚ Rainsford soon learns that the General was not only a hunter;

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    stories the “Most Dangerous Game” and “Open Season” we see how the hunted thinks. These stories share themes‚ settings‚ and characters traits. First‚ both stories have similarities in their themes. In both stories Bobbie and Rainsford feel haw it’s like to be hunted. They both get trapped into their game and are forced to play. Throughout “Open Season” Bobbie tries to outsmart John and Paul Mulford. She tricks them to take advantage and to take them down. Then in the “Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford

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    The Elements of Plot in “The Most Dangerous Game” Richard Connell has his own ways‚ that I am going to uncover‚ of controlling the plot of “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ which is an attention- grabbing fiction book. The short story starts off with an exposition‚ that introduces Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ and how he feels about hunting; the author uses a lot of detail to show the story was under a considerable amount of amplification. Richard Connell has several conflicts leading up to a suspenseful

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    Suspense Paper on The Most Dangerous Game In the story The Most Dangerous Game‚ the main character Mr. Rainsford fell of his yacht and landed on Ship-Trap Island. He quickly found a house on this island‚ and started to knock on the door. Quickly‚ General Zaroff opens the door and invites him to dinner. At dinner‚ the general explains his love for hunting‚ along with Rainsford. Rainsford quickly realises that the general lost his love for hunting normal animals and moved on to capturing people and

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    Dylan Elliott Ms. Gibson English 9 Honors 9/12/13 MLA Format Conflict ! Have you ever wondered how authors create or compose conflict into their stories? An author uses a method or way of developing conflict into the story using plots. Most stories follow a plot to construct the unique events of the story. Conflicts are very important in a story to help make the story more interesting and entertaining in itʼs own way. ! Authors use conflicts in all genres of writing and storytelling. When

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    Fictional stories are just one gateway for some people to express themselves and others to relate to and escape from normal‚ everyday life. As we look at the two stories “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell we will look at the different conflicts that appear‚ the different ways each major character experiences conflict‚ and how these conflicts are eventually resolved. In the short story “The Lottery” a small village of about three-hundred people is depicted

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