In a great many stories there is suspense‚ but the story “The Most Dangerous Game” has many instances of suspense to keep the reader wanting to read‚ all based on the author’s cleverness in taking advantage of human nature. The first instance is in the very beginning- the sailors arriving at “Ship-Trap Island.” Suspense is created by the reputation of the island and the emotions of the sailors. Whitney first mentions‚ “Didn’t you notice that the crew’s nerves seemed a bit jumpy today?” The suspenseful
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The Elements of Plot in “The Most Dangerous Game” Richard Connell has his own ways‚ that I am going to uncover‚ of controlling the plot of “The Most Dangerous Game”‚ which is an attention- grabbing fiction book. The short story starts off with an exposition‚ that introduces Rainsford‚ the protagonist‚ and how he feels about hunting; the author uses a lot of detail to show the story was under a considerable amount of amplification. Richard Connell has several conflicts leading up to a suspenseful climax
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“The Most Dangerous Game” Annotations‚ etc. “Quote” (Citation). Commentary. Remember‚ in MLA format your citation is your author’s last name and the page number‚ with no commas‚ only a space between the two. The commentary should elaborate on your example and explain the significance; in addition‚ the commentary should be 1-2 sentences. Directions: Working individually or with a partner‚ complete the following questions and prompts on a separate sheet of paper. Part I: Motif *
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The Most Dangerous Game Sequel Rainsford awoke after the best night sleep of his life. It wasn’t just the fact that the bed was one of the comfiest he had ever slept in‚ or the fact he was exhausted after being hunted for three days‚ but the enormous relief he felt by beating the general at his own game. He spent most of his morning planning in his mind a payback for the general. It wasn’t revenge‚ but Rainsford felt that the general needed reminding that the game he was playing was wrong. However
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The Influences of the Game "The Most Dangerous Game" is a short story written by Richard Connell. This story takes place in the 1920s in an island. The main characters are Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff. Rainsford is a famous hunter and Zaroff is a Russian who served for his country in WW1. They both enjoy hunting but they disagree on the targets they use. Zaroff likes to hunt humans because they are the most dangerous game. So they have a confrontation because Rainsford wouldn ’t hunt some
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Differences Between Zaroff and Rainsford In the short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell‚ Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff are distinct characters who share a passion for hunting big-game‚ but disagree on the value of human life. This disagreement leads Rainsford to kill Zaroff and end “ the most dangerous game.” This “game” is the hunting of people. Rainsford is disgusted by Zaroff’s new game animal. Rainsford refuses to hunt with Zaroff‚ which offends Zaroff‚ and instead
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Richard Connell author of the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” did an exquisite job of defining mystery‚ but his story made the statement that there are some people in the world that don’t care about animals or their feelings. This is shown in these four statements. First‚ Rainsford was talking to his friend on the side of a hunting yacht in pitch black saying that no one cares about the Jaguar this may suggest that he is a hardcore‚ Hunter. Not many people do it now‚ but there was one point
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The Most Dangerous Game 2: The Sequel “Daddy‚ you want to go sailing?” pled my ten-year-old little boy. “Are you sure‚ Charles? You’ve just recovered from your fever. You better rest some more.” “But dad‚ I feel healthy today‚ and look at the weather. Isn’t it the best day to just take a trip out to the sea? Please‚ dad‚ I love you.” “You know it’s very dangerous out there‚ right?” “Come on‚ dad‚ I’m not a kid anymore‚ I can take care of myself!” “Honey‚ just take him out. He’s
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Why is “The Most Dangerous Game” a Suspenseful Short Story? “The Most Dangerous Game” is a suspenseful short story because‚ of the use of foreshadowing‚ unique character‚ and an engaging plot to develop and build the the suspense of the story. The story has some great use of foreshadowing throughout the beginning and the middle parts to make a strong foundation for the story to be engaging. The use of foreshadowing is found within conversations between Whitney and Rainsford. The reason there
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The short story‚ “The Most Dangerous Game” contains many literary elements. The most prominent of these elements is definitely irony. The author effectively uses irony in the title and conversations between characters to make the story much more interesting to read and express the minds of the characters. The first irony in the story is the title. “The Most Dangerous Game” becomes a horrifying reality rather than a game for Rainsford when he becomes the hunted. Rainsford has been the hunter his
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