"The Most Dangers Game", also published as "The Hounds Of Zaroff", is a shot story by Richard Connell, fist published in Collier's on January 19, 1924. The story is inspired by the big-hunting Safaris in Africa and South America in the 1920s. while traveling to Rio de Janeiro Rainsford's friend Whitney goes to bed and Rainsford stays on deck. Rainsoff hears a gunshot while trying to get a better look at the island nearby he falls over board causing him to have to swim to the island. when Rainsford comes to shipwrecked island he meets General Zaroff who is the owner of a private island that he calls "ship-trap island", he lives there with his gigantic deaf-mute servant.…
The Odyssey, one of the most well known epic stories Introduces Odysseus, the King of Ithaca. This story demonstrates Odysseus’s physical and intellectual strength. Striving to return home after 20 years of his treacherous journey, he uses strength, skill, and superior ability to overcome his troubles. Although he faced numerous obstacles and fought many battles, he made it appoint to get home to his kingdom through his physical ability, intellectual insight, and overcoming his epic flaw.…
Alternate Ending to “The Most Dangerous Game” Rainsford finished making his Burmese tiger trap and hid behind a charred tree stump. He heard a cry and ran forward. There in the pit lay one of Zaroff’s dogs. Hanging on to the edge of the pit hung Zaroff himself. “Congratulations Rainsford.…
When Rainsford first gets to Zaroff’s mansion and Ivan points the gun at Rainsford, when Zaroff hunts Rainsford, and for all the other men that Zaroff had hunted on his island. The significance of conflict is that Rainsford has no other choice, other than being whipped by the brutal force of Ivan, than to be hunted by the sick minded General Zaroff. Whose love for hunting is so extreme he hunts men. Another element I will add to Cornell’s work is key, suspense. Suspense grabs viewer’s attention, and at times makes the audience predictable, tense, and even excited. Suspense will be added to “The Most Dangerous Game” starting when Rainsford goes to Zaroff’s mansion. In the story Rainsford refuses to go into Zaroff’s library, but in the motion picture he will. This scene will be terrifying and full of suspense as Rainsford is lured in and is forced to see all the severed human heads that were once Zaroff’s hunt. This key element will also happen when Rainsford is sent out to hide from Zaroff. Towards the end of the hunt, when Rainsford last trap gets set off and…
Can you imagine being the only survivor on a shipwreck? Most of us say, “Hey that will never happen”. But we can never be certain that things like that won’t happen. The Most Dangerous Game is a short story by Richard Connell, published in 1924. Many adaptations have been created of this story, but sadly, none have been as good as the original. Sometimes, adaptations of stories only become worse. To make a great adaptation, good actors are required. It is also important not to go overboard with changing things from the original. Finally, over exaggerating the events in a story when making an adaptation can also make things go wrong.…
The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? is about a group of three convicts who encounter many unique events in search for a lost treasure. The story The Odyssey is about a Spartan army that faces many difficult challenges in order to make it home. O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Odyssey have many similarities and differences, especially involving the main characters.…
Everyone loves to immerse themselves into a dramatic and extraordinary story with evil monsters, brave hero's, and the desperate will to survive. It allows you to escape your troubles and take you to a new and exiting please with each and every second. However, there are some stories that simply do not capture the essence of breathtaking adventure. The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? created by the comedic team of Ethan and Joel Coen, simply does not capture the perplexing classic story. O Brother, Where Art Thou? Is the big screen remake of Homer's epic poem, "The Odyssey". This original story is about the adventure of Odysseus as he escapes his seven year imprisonment from the goddess Calypso. This Epic hero battles numerous monsters on his desperate attempt to return home to his wife Penelope, whom he meets again in a heartfelt reuniting. However, in the re-make film, a man named Ulysseus is a prison escapee that is desperate to keep his wife, Penny, from marrying another man, lying and cheating his way to reach his goal. The Coen brothers have created such a disappointing excuse for capturing a real hero and his adventures to be reunited with his true love. It is near idiotic. The story is so foggy and distracted by the unneeded details, and it abandons the true meaning of the heartwarming story.…
Perhaps one of the reasons that “The Most Dangerous Game” is still read to this day may be because of the ambiguous ending that this short story has. The way the story is left off leads the reader to many different conclusions as to what happened. Perhaps the two most common inferences would be that either Rainsford realizes that he is becoming like Zaroff, or Rainsford realizes that he is nothing like Zaroff and takes comfort in this. There is much evidence that supports both of these theories.…
A boat on the Caribbean Sea is heading to Rio, and a sailor aboard, named Rainsford, falls over the railing into the black waters after hearing gunshots, and swims towards an island with dense jungle and the welcoming General. One example of conflict in the story is when Rainsford hears gun shots fired out in the dark night. This begins the conflict because it is when Rainsford falls out of the boat into the ocean. Zaroff celebrates, "I drink to a foeman worthy of my steel—at last" (Connell 68). General Zaroff is intrigued now that he will be hunting Rainsford, a man with equal wits and skill, in his game. When the knife slingshot set by Rainsford fails to hit the target of Zaroff in the jungle it creates suspense. This means that Rainsford's weapon did not kill his most dangerous enemy and he will have to keep fighting through this game. Richard Connell used conflict to create suspense in "The Most Dangerous Game" to win the reader's attention from the beginning, and go on a frightful journey with Rainsford through the…
As Donnie Vincent once said, "The truth is... I'm always saddened when I kill an animal. It's not remorse I feel. I know why I'm a hunter. It's out of respect." But not always do the roles stay the same, sometimes, the tides turn and the hunted become the hunters.This story is so thought provoking, because of its classic theme that anyone can become the hunted. When one looks at “Hungry Like The Wolf” by duran duran, one can see that this theme is still pertinent to today’s world because even in music they show that anyone can become the hunted. One example is when in the duran duran song, they say “Straddle the line, in discord and rhyme, I’m on the hunt I’m after you.” The use of mood, suspense and setting are expertly crafted to support the theme of The Most Dangerous Game”.…
“Aaaaaaa…!” I jumped when the screamed struck me in the middle of my thoughts. Even though I never heard my wife screamed before, I knew that was hers in just a blink of an eye. I flew right to my ship. I wished I had come out with them earlier, but everything was too late. Finally, I reached my ship.…
Richard Connell, the author of, "The Most Dangerous Game," depicts the theme, the most dangerous things are often well hidden; you never fully know how dangerous something is until it is right in your face and the hints are all out. Mr. Zaroff is the perfect example of how the most dangerous things are well hidden; in the article he says, "' I had to invent a new animal to hunt.'...'...It must have courage, cunning, and above all it must be able to reason.'" this shows that the most dangerous things are often well hidden because the animal he is talking about is humans; we are the the smartest species in the world. General Zaroff is hinting at the fact that he is hunting humans, Mr. Rainsford is not quite picking up on the hint…
In the epic, pain precedes greatness. The gods often time cause the pain of the great ones in the epic, allowing them to overcome their struggles and therefore become great. When talking about Demodokos, Homer wrote, “ By [the Muse’s] gift [Demodokos] knew the good of life, and evil--- for she who lent him sweetness made him blind” (127). Although the Muse takes away Demodokos’s eyesight, she shows him “ the good of life” and makes him an amazing minstrel. In this passage, there is a direct relationship between suffering and success. “She who lent him sweetness made him blind” shows how the Muse both made Demodokos great and caused him suffering. Although being blinded causes Demodokos pain, it allows him to be great. By causing Demodokos pain,…
A hero can be anyone. A hero is a brave person who makes sacrifices for others, makes good decisions, and is honest in everything they do. They stand their ground in the face of danger and never back away from a challenge. Ponyboy, Cherry, and Darry are all heroes, because they put themselves in danger for the sake of others. Heroes come in any size, shape, or form.…
9) Who were the Cicones and what does it sound like Odysseus did to them? What did they do to him and his men in return?…