The Dangerous Game Literary Analysis

Literary Analysis Collection 1 Keeping readers on the edges of their seats with intriguing characters and enjoyable story lines makes the readers want to read more. The three authors O’Flaherty, Connel, and Alverz distributed many different literary elements. Each of them enhanced conflict, gave understandable characters, and a relatable setting. “Liberty”, “The Dangerous Game”, and “The Sniper” had many similarities and differences throughout each story. Rainsford, The Sniper, and the narrator from “Liberty” are all important characters in each story. Rainsford in “The Dangerous Game” is a sailor who fell off the boat and was very determined to find land. “The Sniper” was set in a civil war where the main character, Sniper had to have a

“The Sniper” was set in Duplin, Ireland during the civil war. It’s important for readers to understand that during the civil war, it was a difficult time for everyone. “Liberty” took place in the Dominican Republic when Dominicans had very limited civil rights. The narrator’s aunt in “Liberty” told her, “You’re going to find liberty when you get to the United States.” It was hard to find freedom where they lived because it was a difficult time during that period. “The Dangerous Game” took place on an island during the 1900’s when big game hunting was popular. Having the story take place on an island advanced the conflict since Rainsford did not have any other humans or resources to help him. Rainsford was outside so that meant sometimes he would have the daylight to make it a little than trying to survive in the pitch-black nights. The setting had a huge impact on the main character throughout the story. In “Liberty” the narrator was able to fall back and rely on her family, whereas the Sniper and Rainsford depended on themselves and their surroundings to survive. Each of these stories are relatable because of how the setting affects the plots and caused conflict for the

Conflicts enhance the plot and keeps the readers on their toes. In “The Dangerous Game” Rainsford has internal conflicts with himself about the decisions he should make. Connel demonstrates the conflict flawlessly by allowing the readers to easily figure out what the problem is in his story. “Liberty” is a little more difficult to clearly understand what the problem is. Readers need to have more background knowledge about the certain time in the Dominican Republic. The family had to be careful not to get caught by the dictator since they wanted to leave their country to go to a land with freedom, America. The Sniper had to depart his feelings for the war. He did not want to kill people, but it was his duty. O’Flaherty described the way that the Sniper felt after he had to kill the enemy. “The Sniper looked at his enemy falling and he shuddered. The lust of the battle died with him. He became bitten by remorse…His teeth chattered, he began to gibber to himself, cursing the war, cursing himself, cursing everybody.” The Sniper was faced with an internal conflict. He did his job. He should feel satisfied, but he is not the type of person to just kill and walk away like it was nothing because he has empathy. Each one of these characters are faced with conflicts that affect the plot and the way the readers