“Short fiction seems more targeted – hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget them. Long fiction feels more like atmosphere: it’s a lot smokier and less defined.” — Paolo Bacigalupi. A notable, original story is organized and has tis literary elements woven into the very fabric of the story, hence allowing the reader's mind to become a part of the plot and deeply envision it, and classic instances of this are the two stories, The Most Dangerous Game authored by Henry Selsar and The Most Dangerous Game, authored by Richard Connell. The Most Dangerous Game is centered around the experience of a bright fellow named Dickie who lives in a civilization that executes overly intelligent individuals. …show more content…
We cannot escape it." — Brian Jacques. As this quote applies to real life, it certainly applies to the short stories The Most Dangerous Game and The Most Dangerous Game. The first story, respectively, is about a boy named Dickie who is illegally intelligent because he harbored a high intelligence quotient that violated the law. For that reason, the government executed him. "'This is the Government Educational Service. Your son, Richard M Jordan, Classification 600-115 has completed the Government examination. We regret to inform you that his intelligence quotient is above the Government regulation, according to Rule 84 Section 5 of the New Code … ‘You may specify by telephone,' … , ‘whether you wish his body interred by the Government, or would you prefer a private burial place?" It is apparent that the conflict present in this story is Character versus Society, where the character is Dickie, the society is the government, and the conflict is being put to death for high intelligence, as unquestionably hinted by the burial question. In comparison to The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford was hunted for three days. To gain victory and avert his death, he must remain hidden from General Zaroff and not be discovered during the three day duration of the hunt. Thus, the story features Character versus Character conflict where Rainsford conflicts with General Zaroff, the conflict being Zaroff hunting Rainsford. The link between the two stories is the inclusion of death within the conflict, albeit different types of conflict. When Dickie was assessed and found to have an IQ that was too high and violated the law, he was put to death. If Rainsford was to be discovered by Zaroff any time while the hunt for him was occurring, he would be murdered. Death came to Dickie and almost came to Rainsford when Zaroff seemed to be aware of his location, but indirectly gave him another chance to extend the hunt. One last similarity between the stories
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Zaroff committed murder and deserved to die because of his crimes. Even though he was just killing the “scum of the earth” doesn’t mean those people had less right to live then Zaroff did. Zaroff didn’t use “important people”, but they were still people. That is still somebody's mom/dad, brother/sister/ son/daughter, or grandpa/grandma. What if somebody
Both “Full Circle” and “The Most Dangerous Game” have many differences with how the murder is presented in the story, but both also have many similarities. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the murder was done for fun and sport, General Zaroff killed his victims to fulfill a hunting sensation. But in the short story “Full Circle”, the murder was done out of jealousy, because the Terry was rejected. Throughout my paper I hope to show the similarities and differences of the murder cases within the two stories.
Being hunted on an island is an experience like no other, whether it is a film or a short story. “The Most Dangerous Game” started off as a short-story, but was later turned into a film. Like many other films, the director has done some adjustments that differ from the short-story. The plot, setting, and characters were revised from the original form in the short-story. However, the difference in the characters was the most influential part that changed throughout the film.
After reading the stories “The Most Dangerous Games” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Most Dangerous games” is my treasured of the two stories. The reason why I like “ The Most Dangerous Games” as a result the story is about hunting and I love to hunt. For example on the first day of the hunt for Rainsford, Rainsford tried to make a hard to follow him. After that he made a log and tied it to gather and then he put some of the strings over a branch and hid behind a log less than one hundred feet away. Next traps Rainsford dug next to the Quicksand and he put long like stakes pear in the bottom of the pothole and then climb a tree not far away. His plan didn’t direct the way he intended . He had retrieved a couple of the mongrel instead
In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, he uses several literary devices to keep the reader interested. During Rainsfords journey to and through the island of General Zaroff he partakes in an adventurous journey filled with mystery, suspense, and dilemma. These devices are used to keep the reader interested throughout the story.
In the story, “The Killing Game”, Joy Williams, uses several diffenent types of writing skills to presuade the reader to see her views.
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In order to be the best, you have to beat the best. We saw and read two pieces describing this phrase. The Most Dangerous Game is about a hunter, Rainsford, who thinks that animals don't have any feelings expect the fear of death and pain. When going to the Amazon to hunt for tigers, he accidentally falls of the yacht and washes up on a peculiar and dark island called Ship-Trap Island. There is only one huge house or castle where there is one man living there. His name is Zaroff and is also a hunter. The only difference is that he hunts humans instead of animals. He invites Rainsford into his house and tells him about the stuff that he does. Zaroff wants to kill him in a game he has never lost...until now. The other piece was a movie called
Although pride can lead to beneficial outcomes, pride with the absence of empathy can lead to a devastating result. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell shows that having too much pride and no empathy can get someone in some terrible trouble. The theme is proven by Rainsfords pride and unempathetic-ness, how the general had too much pride, and how the general only saw himself as the hunter, not the hunted.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Zaroff is a hunter that lives on an island in the middle of nowhere. Zaroff demonstrates that he is rich, smart, and confident.
"Get ready, General Zaroff," (Connell) states Rainsford as he is about to fight the General. "The Most Dangerous Game" is an adventurous story, written by one of the greatest American Literature authors. The story includes all the works: a detailed setting, an intriguing point of view, an interesting conflict, a protagonist and antagonist, a theme that shines throughout the story, and a mysterious twist at the end. "The Most Dangerous Game" won the O. Henry Memorial Award for short fiction in 1923 and 1924, which is proof that this story is worthy of reading. "The Most Dangerous Game" is analyzed as an exciting journey and a must-read short story for young adults everywhere.
Three stories, “The Most Dangerous Game”, “The Sniper”, and “Just Lather, That’s All”, each with their own plots and conflict, yet they are all quite the same. Examples of conflict are, man vs man, man vs self, and man vs nature. Comparing the stories and writing down detailed descriptive notes shows the similarities between all three interesting stories. To compare the stories may take some time but with careful analyzing and good descriptions, the comparing may not be as hard.
Would you have been brave enough to play a “game” that was to most likely end in death? In the story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, a man by the name of Rainsford is clearly brave because of the fact that he played the most dangerous game. His bravery can be proved by his actions, appearance, and speech.
In the story The Most Dangerous Game a character named General Zaroff has a passion for hunting. He has been hunting since he was born. He has hunted every animal known to man, but, then he gets tried of hunting the same animal over and over. So he discovers a new animal human flesh. General Zaroff is person of bad character because he is cruel, cowardly, and untrustworthy.
What makes a short story great? Great characters? A great plot? Whatever it is, it does not have as much time to develop as a novel does. However, in limited space, author Edgar Allan Poe creates a brilliant, suspenseful, and brain wracking story. "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" begins by comparing the analytical mind to the game of chess. Eventually, Poe ties in the occurrences of a bizarre incident with a flashback to 18--. Through analyzing the scene and using clues and witnesses' testimonies, a character of great analytical power solves a murder mystery that no one else can even remotely get a grasp on. The story may sound ordinary at first, but upon the completion of the novel, a doubtful reader can change his mind. Edgar Allan Poe's utilization of different literary and writing techniques and his unique development of the story allow readers to indulge in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue".