The Most Dangerous Game is a short story written by Richard Connell and it was published on January 19 1924. During the story connell uses every literary device to help develop the story a literary device is language and techniques the author uses in their story to create a understanding memorable text Connell uses the literary devices simile and imagery to help the reader understand and make the text more interesting plus this helps the reader visualize the text. The first literary device Connell uses is imagery on page 219 and 220. Connell writes “he opened the tall spiked iron gate’’, “the massive door with the leering gargoyle”. Because Connell uses this type of literary device it helps the reader imagine the gate and the door. He uses another imagery sentence on page 220 “he was a tall man past middle age for his hair was vivid white his thick eyebrows his pointed military mustache black as the night.’’ Connell uses this imagery sentence to help the reader image what General Zaroff looked liked. Connell uses imagery because the reader would not have been able to imagine what the door and gate looked like if he just would have said …show more content…
He uses many similes in his story. One example is on page 217 “the sea was as flat as a glass plate window’’. This simile helps the reader know the ocean had no waves and it was a calm night. On page 216 Connell writes “it's like moist black velvet” to describe the nights sky. This shows the reader how dark the sky is. It was important that he used similes because if he would have said the ocean had no waves and the sky was dark the reader wouldn't have been able to really understand what the sky and the ocean looked like. these quotes help the reader find and feel the mood of the page or story. the mood that these sentences are quite,creepy and you know from reading other stories that when its dark out or the seas are calm then something bad will
Metaphors and Similes are often used in this story, so the reader has a better image of the setting, this is something, and I find Connell did incredibly well, for instance when he refers to the darkness of the night like moist black velvet, the sea was as flat as a plate-glass and it was like trying to see through a blanket.
The author uses short, simple sentences that manage to say a lot in a few words. The author also uses imagery. He also puts in his book references to historical events. These references increase the understanding and appreciation of Billy's story by suggesting historical and literary parallels to the personal events in his life. The novel does not have smooth transitions from one event to the next.
“In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell, a man named Sanger Rainsford goes on a trip, head for the Amazon. He later then jumped off the boat because he saw a large island that is said to be a mystery. He meets a man, known as General Zaroff. He later explains a game that Rainsford does not like, but he decides to play the game. Rainsford use his cleverness to defeat Zaroff and wins the game.
The setting in Richard Connell’s narrative “The Most Dangerous Game” is imperative to the integrity of the story. For instance, General Zaroff chose this Ship Trap Island because it is able to provide him with a constant flow of new prey, using a false channel. A channel usually indicates a safe passage for ships using lights. But the general instead places the lights so that they indicate what would be a safe passage, but instead is a path of large, ship tearing rocks. When a ship does become unfortunate enough to end up sailing through the channel, it is torn up, and sinks, leaving behind its crew which makes the choice of swimming to the island, and becoming General Zaroff’s prey. “‘They [the lights] indicate a channel where there is none:
In Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game” is about a big game hunter named Rainsford. In the story Rainsford is on a yacht with his buddy named Whitney. So when Whitney goes to sleep Rainsford falls off his boat and he swam to an island where he found a chateau. So when he got there he knocked on the door where a guy named Ivan was pointing a gun at Rainsford heart (line 148-150). Then a guy named General Zaroff came and saved Rainsford because he said he knew him. So later, that night General Zaroff asked Rainsford to go hunting with him so, Rainsford said no because in line 422 he said “I’m really not feeling at all well.” Then the next day General Zaroff gave Rainsford a choice either to play the game
The setting in Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” is essential to the progression of the plot. For instance, what if the setting were in a building? In this way, it would be much easier to escape. The author states: “He [Rainsford] was in a picture with a frame of water and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame” (11). Due to this, Connell shows that Rainsford really is trapped within the island with no means of escaping. Moreover, if he were to flee, it would be easier to warn locals of General Zaroff’s exploits. Since this hypothetical setting is a building, chances are that there would at least be a town, if not a city, surrounding it. If Rainsford were to escape, it is almost a guarantee he would
In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, many different kinds of figurative language is used to develop the setting and mood. In the beginning, the author begins to describe the setting while the main character is on a boat. “The sea was as flat as a plate-glass window.” He used a simile to describe the location. It tells you the sea was flat, which makes it calm, but it is also odd, because the ocean is usually rough and has a lot of waves.
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the author uses suspense to build off the reader's own paranoia and thoughts.
In Richard Connell’s short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” the setting is very crucial. For example, it is very essential that the story takes place on an island. When Rainsford just starts General Zaroff’s hunting game, he does not know what to do so he decides to think over his situation. As Rainsford thinks about his surroundings and realizes that he is trapped he thinks to himself, “He was in a picture with a frame of water, and his operations, clearly, must take place within that frame” (11). If the story had taken place on mainland it would mean that it would be simpler for Rainsford along with past participants of the general’s game to escape. Because the story takes place on an island, there is no way off
In “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the island is key for the plot because of the conflict in the story. For instance, General Zaroff has an island in which he uses to hunt. “‘A new animal? You’re joking.’ ‘Not at all,’ said the general. ‘I never joke about hunting. I needed a new animal. I found one. So I bought this island built this house and here I do my hunting”’ (7). General Zaroff has hunted “‘every kind of game in every land”’ (6). But there is one animal he has not hunted. He intends for the island to be a place where he has an endless hunt. But will this “endless” hunt carry on for as long as the general intended? Another reason is there are huge boulders (or crags) surrounding the island to prevent people from
Many writers make sure that readers are pulled into the plot line by using suspense. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell excites the readers by making them await a certain outcome. Connell combines foreshadowing and tension to create uneasiness in the minds of the readers.
Carl Forman’s High Noon is on the American film Institute list of 100 good is America movies of all time. On the list, High Noon is number 27, beating The Sound of Music. A classic short story called The Most Dangerous Game was written by Richard Connell. Although it was first published in 1924, it is still read by people today. Even though the setting, conditions, and conflicts of High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game, they are actually very similar.
Killing is not always murder, this distinction is represented many times in the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connel. The main characters, Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff’s, lives revolve around animals and humans being killed. Murder is based on an external conflict, the act of one man killing another man along with every event leading up to one’s final breath. One man killing another man brings on strong emotions involving the internal conflict of the characters. Making the decision of what is murder and what is not lies in the element of irony. Taking another beings life cannot always be considered murder, this will be identified through external conflicts, internal conflicts, and the irony within murder.
The story, “The Most Dangerous Game” is a story in which the author, Richard Connell, does an excellent job of drawing out a vivid picture in the reader’s mind by using excellent word choice and sentence structure. Connell uses great word choice and well put together sentences to
There are two different classes introduced in this short story—the hunters and the huntees. “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell is focused on the hunters and the huntees which is introduced by the main character , Rainsford in the beginning of the story. The beginning of the story starys with rainsford on anyacht talking to Whitney about animals having understanding or not. When rAinsford falls into the ocean when being startled by gunshots, he arrives at a forest that leads into a small village. At the village rainsofrd meets general and is put in a so called game where he has to not be found by the general. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game,” we can see through a philisophical point of view what it means to be a human and if humans are better or worse than animals. This will be examined through symbolism and plot.