Setting In The Most Dangerous Game, By Richard Connell

“He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame” (11). The prey can now not get off the island. If anyone did they would die at sea. Another necessary reason is the the sharp rocks. The sharp rocks prevent anyone Zaroff wants out, out.

Richard Connell’s work titled, The Most Dangerous Game, uses elements, symbols, foreshadowing, and man versus self-conflict to support the theme of violence. In the story, The Most Dangerous Game, you never want to underestimate your opponent. In the beginning of the story, a yacht is coming upon an island but says the island is quite a mystery. "What island is it?" Rainsford said, "The old charts call it 'Ship-Trap Island," ' Whitney replied.

Richard Connell uses figurative language in “The Most Dangerous Game” to create a suspenseful and eerie mood. In the short story, the there are many uses of figurative language to give it an odd and creepy mood. For example, Whitney notices things while he is on the boat and explains to Rainsford,“There was no breeze. The sea was flat as a plate-glass window”(8). This simile is used to give an eerie feel for the novel.

When Zarrof announces his initial intentions and he cannot leave, Rainsford panic and isn’t to spontaneously respond to such madness. Thus, the theme, setting, and development of characters are able to implement a very hostile and interesting environment. The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game Conflicts All stories have to have a conflict, the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell has three important conflicts. Man against man, man against nature, man against himself are the three main conflicts that take place. For man against man Rainsford and General Zaroff are fighting each other in the hunting ‘game’. For man against nature Rainsford is fighting the sea once he hears the gunshots and is trying to get out of the water. For man against himself Rainsford is trying not to give up on himself and keep battling the general so he will not get killed.

Both stories , “The Most Dangerous Game” and “ Liberty”, share the conclusion to their conflict as both characters escape to their freedom. These characters must make personal sacrifices in order to obtain their own freedom. Richard Connell's short story is a telling of an escape to physical freedom whereas Julia Alvarez’s short story is more about an escape to abstract freedom. In “The Most Dangerous Game” the physical freedom is centered around Rainsford and him surviving the manhunt. Rainsford’s only way to do this is to not only get through Zaroff’s traps but to defeat him.

"A suggestive name isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place" (Connell 211). In High Noon, the setting is in the Wild West in Hadleyville. "Street from Kane's point of view It is completely deserted" (Foreman 326). Both stories show how isolated the settings are and that makes the story so intriguing.

The protagonist, Rainsford, struggles with nature when he falls into the ocean, himself when he must make a decision between being hunted and being tortured, and another man when he murders the malicious General Zaroff at the end of the story. It is inevitable to face conflicts in one’s life, though they may not be as dramatic as the problems that Rainsford deals with. One is constantly exposed to opinions different from their own, weather interfering with one’s plans, and decisions, big and small, which determine what kind of person one is. However, in stories like this, as well as in the real world, conflict is essential to propelling people to reach their

A time later the reader is told by Zaroff ,“‘ They indicate a channel … where there’s none;Giant rocks with razor edges … They can crush a ship as easily as I crush this nut’”(8). This indicates that Zaroff uses a false channel with fake lights to lure people in and to prevent people from discovering his operations.Furthermore, the general would not be able to hunt if it

When talking about the genre of action and adventure High Noon and “The Most Dangerous Game” are at the top of mine and many other people’s list of favorite short stories. High Noon is a story based on a chaotic day in the life of Will Kane, that involves many similar plots, settings, and patterns to “The Most Dangerous Game” where the main character Sanger Rainsford is also fighting for his life. Many may read both publishings and find no similarities, but when you start to take the stories apart the similarities are breathtaking. One of the most important similarities between the short stories, High Noon and “The Most Dangerous Game”, are that of the plot. Both tales portray a very clear plot of the hunter becoming hunted.