Point Of View In Richard Connell's 'Hunters In The Snow'

A point of view is crucial in telling a good story. In English 1302, there are three different points of view, omniscient, objective, and first-person. Each point of view helps the reader illustrate in their minds how the story is told. The three points of view are illustrated in the following stories, “The Most Dangerous Game,” told in omniscient, “Hunters in the Snow,” told in objective, and “Everyday Use,” told in first-person. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, is a short story about a jaguar hunter, named Rainsford, that falls off of a yacht and ends up on a mysterious island. On this island he meets a man named General Zaroff. Rainsford and Zaroff then play a human hunting game, hunting each other. This story is told in omniscient point of view because the story is told in third person by a narrator whose knowledge and prerogatives are unlimited. The narrator of this story knows all of the thoughts of each character. All of the character’s actions and feelings are known. The narrator states, “Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring,” (Connell, 81) telling the reader about Rainsford’s actions.

While there are hunting they have a miscommunication and Tub shoots Kenny. Tub and Frank attempt to take Kenny to the hospital. Tub and Frank become closer while Kenny is dying. This story is told in objective point of view because the reader must infer what the characters are thinking or feeling and what they are like. In “Hunters in the Snow” the reader has to infer what happens to Kenny in the end. The narrator does not tell us directly. The narrator ends the story with “”I’m going to the hospital,” Kenny said. But he was wrong. They had taken a different turn a long way back” (Wolff, 99). By ending with these lines the reader can infer that Kenny