Diction And Imagery In The Most Dangerous Game By Richard Cannell

In a world where the human species is usually the top of the line predator, a man gets thrown into the situation where he is now the prey. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, a man by the name of Rainsford ends up on deserted island. But soon finds out that it is populated by a crazy man who hunts human for sport. During this story, the author uses a variety of techniques such as foreshadowing through subtle clues and word choice to build up suspense to drive the story along forward.

The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell, incorporates imagery to intensify the suspense within the literary piece. By using this literary element, Connell depicts a mood that escalates from casualness to increasing panic.

Imagine you, a well known hunter, are stranded on a humid, tropical island with no wildlife other than a psychotic man. This psychopath is a fellow hunter, but desires to poach even greater and smarter game with extremely high intelligence, and is the smartest animal of all -- humans. Throughout the story, the author creates a suspenseful mood through several conflicts the main character encounters, while struggling to survive the “most dangerous game.” In Richard Connell’s short adventure story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford, a hunter, travels to South America on a hunting expedition, when he carelessly falls off his yacht and into the Caribbean Sea. Struggling to find a place to rest, he swims to an island off in the distance. Upon reaching the island, he comes across a large building where he is warmly welcomed by the owner of the establishment, also a renowned hunter, named General Zaroff, only to find that he is a lunatic. After learning of General Zaroff’s sins, Rainsford is challenged by the general in a game of life and death, and their specialty, hunting. From beginning to end, the author of this short survival story creates a suspenseful mood through the three main conflicts the main character encounters.

The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connel, is a story about a predator that becomes the prey. There are many themes and literary elements included in this piece. This story has a third person point of view. It is set in the mid-1930s, and takes place in the Caribbean Sea at Ship-Trap Island.

Thesis: In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Rainsford is a decorated hunter and war veteran who always has the instinct to hunt and kill, but when being hunted by another human for sport, Rainsford finally starts to feel fear itself. CD: Acquainted with the life of a hunter, Rainsford exhibits little to no sympathy for animals at all, “Don't talk rot, Whitney," said Rainsford. "You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” (Connell 1). CM: Ignorance is clearly bliss, especially with hunting, one simply does not experience being hunted rather visa-versa. Clearly, Rainsford undermines the fact of life and how every animal including him deserves to live, but when put through hardship, Rainsford sees the light. . CD: When being hunted by general Zaroff, Rainsford’s ignorance changes from bliss turns to pain and suffering ,“Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told him was true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through the morning mists. The general was playing with him! The general was saving him for another day's

Throughout literature, characters are faced with hardships that require them to think and act differently than they normally would. This is demonstrated in “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell. Renowned hunter, Sanger Rainsford, falls off his yacht, and washes ashore to the infamous Ship-Trap Island, an island that is feared by sailors. On the island, Rainsford meets General Zaroff, another acknowledged hunter, who has turned to hunting men after no longer finding any pleasure in hunting animals. When Zaroff challenges Rainsford, Rainsford uses several different methods to survive the hunt, such as utilizing natural resources, with determination, and by planning strategies.

The short story “The Most Dangerous Game was written by Richard Connell, This short story are about these two men, one who is from New York and the other one live on the island. Rainsford the man from New York had fell off this ship and swam to the island called “Ship-Trap Island” which is where, General Zaroff and Ivan live. Rainsford was on a ship because he was going to the island to hunt jaguars but ended up falling off the ship. Then he meets Zaroff and he learns that Zaroff hunts men, at first Ransford did not want to hunt men. In the short story, Mr. Connell has both Zaroff and Rainsford explain why they like to hunt. Zaroff explains he likes an animal that can reason. On page 225 Zaroff states, “ There is one that can (reason).” Rainsford said “but you can’t mean-”he gasped.” This is the moment Rainsford understood that Zaroff was hunting men. So Rainsford does not think its right to murder men, Zaroff does. Some people believe it is okay to murder only if they are in danger or if there family is in danger, others believe it is not okay no matter what they do.

The Most Dangerous Game In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, it explains the dangers of being hunted along with a few life lessons. It also has different times of conflict in it. One is the external conflict between Rainsford being hunted by Zaroff's, and internal with a life or death decision. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is a very twisted way to show life lessons.

In his short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell writes of a hunter named Rainsford. He finds himself cut off on a Caribbean island where he must survive a treacherous game of hunting. Throughout the story, Connell emphasizes the suspense of this story and places a sense of fear into the reader’s mind. He uses the literary devices of foreshadowing and imagery to suggest that terror and danger can be felt by even the strongest and boldest of men.

“The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story written by Richard Connell. When hunter, Rainsford, falls off his boat he swims to the God-forsaken island, Ship Trap. General Zaroff challenges him to death, but Rainsford is victorious. Rainsford is the least effective protagonist because he does not show any leadership skills and is selfish. Rainsford has no sense of feeling towards other people emotions. He talks about hunting the animals and says,"You're a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?" (Connell, 1). A leader would think of very possible feeling and find a way to give comfort because they are not selfish, which shows that Rainsford has no desire to think about anyone for anything but himself. The only way Rainford

Sometime in the early 1900’s, a hunter named General Zaroff bought an island in the middle of an ocean where he would take humans’ whose boats had been shipwrecked and would hunt them for sport. In the short story,”The Most Dangerous Game”, Richard connell sends Rainsford, an experienced hunter like Zaroff, to this island where they would fight through many conflicts to win the game. The author uses these conflicts to build suspense and to change the reader's mood throughout this progressively intensified story.

Richard Connel uses figurative language to develop the mood and setting throughout the short story “The Most Dangerous Game.” Figurative language is used to build suspense. Rainsford was dealing with a game of life and death, literally. The only way he would be able to survive was if he completed the challenge without getting killed or caught by either the general or his dogs. In a hunting scenario he would be the hunter, but the roles have been reversed and he is being hunted. The suspense continues to grow as the story continues because we wonder if the main character, Rainford, will survive the games.” Rainsford did not want to believe what his reason told him was true, but the truth was as evident as the sun that had by now pushed through

In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Richard Connell entertains readers with a story of a mysterious island inhabited by a dark, violent, soul. Rainsford, the protagonist, hears superstitious stories about “Ship-Trap Island” that he does not believe, but he soon learns that the evil surrounding the island stems from a hunter called General Zaroff. General Zaroff is a thrill-seeking character full of racist arrogance. General Zaroff is bored easily and is constantly searching for new hunting challenges to entertain him. He states clearly to Rainsford, “I live for danger.”

When Richard Connell wrote “The Most Dangerous Game” he imagine a suspenseful short story, filled with adventure and danger. Also the main charter in this story is Rainsford a big game hunter. The story starts with a monolog about how animals don’t have feelings, so the

Suspense, horror, anticipation, a distinct absence of trust in the higher powers that be - these are all crucial characteristic of the exemplary horror story; a representative of the "dark side" of literature. "The Most Dangerous Game", a short story written by Richard Connell focusing in on the interactions between two avid hunters fighting for ultimate victory, and the extent of danger carried by the game, incorporating all of these characteristics to create a scene of depiction unparalleled in its vividness, its dire atmosphere, its anticipatory nature, and its beneficial, unconventional position of contradiction at points. As any horror story, or indeed, any work at all, should ideally hone in on involving the reader in on its messages and course of events, this particular Connell work serves as a prime demonstration of the nature of suspense and fright in the entirety of literature.