Most Dangerous Game And The Cask Of Amontillado Analysis

In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and the poem “Porphyria’s Lover” by Robert Browning, the authors use characterization and imagery to convey that the desire for power can drive man to psychotic actions.

In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game”, the protagonist character, Sander Rainsford is an adventurous and fearless big game hunter. Rainsford has no remorse for his prey. Over the course of the story Rainsford experiences a sudden change of heart when he finds himself where “The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees.”

It had been a week since Rainsford managed to kill the nefarious General Zaroff. The challenging part was almost over or so it seemed. There was not a clear way for Rainsford to escape. As days passed, Rainsford tried to escape. He tried making a boat from driftwood that he found, he tried swimming, he even tried sending a signal by using a flashlight. Rainsford had become so desperate that he even tried some ridiculous plans like trying to pole vault across the ocean. As a result, Rainsford ended up having huge gashes in his left leg ,which got infected, and he had to amputate it. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Rainsford had lost hope and became bitter.

Narcissism is characterized by grandiosity, a lack of empathy for other people, and a need for admiration. Both General Zaroff from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, and Fortunato from “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe exhibit these qualities, when General Zaroff killed his prey and when Montresor got revenge on Fortunato. They were too absorbed in themselves to see how their humanity was impaired. In both texts, the authors utilize a violent conflict, an isolated setting, and vivid characterization to illustrate how excessive pride can distort one’s judgement, demonstrating the importance of humility and humaneness.

Imagine yourself locked away in a dark dungeon, chained to the wall, waiting for death, and the only sound you can hear is the screams of your best friend bleeding out in the jungle all alone. Now Imagine you're someone else, now best friend leads you down into the catacombs, you’re looking for that amazing taste of the rare wine Amontillado, and now he is the last thing you see before they buries you in the darkness of an underground tomb, chained to the wall. These are the two frightening stories “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, who writes about a most despicable man, Montresor, who murders a victim named Fortunato, in the damp, darkness of his own catacombs. The second story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell,

What is human nature? The Bible says in Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” We are all fallen, sinful and depraved, all of us are. Humans are evil. Genesis 1-3 shows us that God made us whole and good, but we have ruined his perfect plan. The greatest of men were all sinners. Moses, the leader of Israel was a murder (Exodus 2:11-15), David slept with Bathsheba and then killed her husband (2 Samuel 11-12), Paul murdered christians (Acts 9), and the list goes on and on.

The intricately placed details and glimpses of death in “The Cask of Amontillado” can establish a dark and thought-provokingly immersive environment for the reader to explore. Being able to make a connection with a story and digging in is a wonderful experience and is something every reader should be able to do. That is why “The Cask of Amontillado” is such an important story. Poe left out any extra details that were not needed and boiled the story down to the core essentials. This allows the reader to look straight into the heart of the story and immerse themselves in it

Resourcefulness is being able to overcome difficulties quickly and in a clever way. Resourcefulness can also be using one’s surroundings for his/her benefit with prior knowledge and experience. In Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the main character Rainsford shows these skills of resourcefulness as he tries to survive the hunt. Rainsford is an experienced big game hunter that is trapped on a tropical jungle covered island with another big game hunter, General Zaroff. Zaroff has gained so much experience in hunting, due to this he has lost interest in hunting animals and now enjoys the hunt of humans. Rainsford is put in the position to be torched or participate in a game of hunting. When Rainsford is challenged to this game of hunting he is forced to try and survive. Rainsford is able to survive the hunt because he uses his resources and prior knowledge to weaken Zaroff helping him win the hunt.

“The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cask of Amontillado” are two stories that take your mind through the darkest moments a human can experience. Darkness, fear, and survival, these are just a few things a man can experience on a island with an atrocious psychopath, Zaroff. Rainsford, a famous hunter washes up on the enigmatic island with Zaroff for three nights. Now imagine you’re deep in the streets of Italy, a carnival makes the perfect distraction to lead away victims of murder. Montresor, the ‘friend’ of Fortunato, leads the drunken man below the surface into the bony Catacombs.

It is often said that revenge is sweet, but that phrase does not hold to be extremely true throughout The Cask of Amontillado. There are various themes and lessons throughout the story, but there is one theme that seems to be shown more than others. The most prevalent theme is that jealousy can lead to vengeance, and ultimately lead to the downfall, or even death, of a person. This theme is clearly evident through the two main characters, Montresor and Fortunato. By looking closer at Montresor’s words and actions toward Fortunato, it is apparent that there is a superfluous amount of jealousy between them. This jealousy that is between them ends up playing a major part in Montresor ultimately killing Fortunato, someone who was thought to be one of his best friends. The author uses the characters and their actions to develop a solid plot line and prove the point that jealousy and revenge can destroy a person, both figuratively and literally.

One of the darker actions examined in this unit takes place in "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell. In this short story, General Zaroff begins hunting a man lost on his island named Rainsford. Bored of the usual game, General Zaroff decides he wants something more exciting and chooses to prey on humans. This ill-judged decision has a domino effect on the plot, ultimately ending in the demise of Zaroff. Nonetheless, an alternate ending besides death could have very well been a possibility. Perhaps, instead of hunting humans, Zaroff decides to open a hunting camp to share his passion for the sport with others. Obviously, his boredom is caused by the island's isolation from society. So, Zaroff could have built homes and started a community or decide to leave the island altogether. Then, the course of this story would have taken a completely different path. Maybe, Zaroff finds a wife, they have children and live happily ever after. If only he was able to overcome his dark side instead of letting it consume him.

One noticeable similarity between “The Most Dangerous Game,” written by Richard Connell, and “The Cask of Amontillado,” written by Edgar Allen Poe, is the deceptive and deceitful mood that accompanies the text. For instance, both of the story’s plots are based off of trickery to achieve what one of the character yearns for. One of example of this in “The Most Dangerous Game” is when General Zaroff welcomes Rainsford into his home, and captivates him in his conversation of hunting, while his real intent is to get Rainsford to engage in his game to the death. A specific example of this is when Zaroff says, “’Here in my preserve on this island,’ he said in the same slow tone, ‘I hunt more dangerous game’” (Connell 25). When Zaroff says this, his

After reading the two stories between “cask of Amontillado” and “The most Dangerous Game”. What I liked about it, they were great stories, but I like the most dangerous game instead of the cask of Amontillado. What I liked about the Most Dangerous Game was the traps and the climactic parts in the story. What got me the most was the ending was the best though after all this time he just wanted to die because, he was getting bored of just hunting animals. So he wanted to try and hunt a person and try that because he’s always wanted to hunt a person after this I was saying “Why would he want to hunt a person after all the animals he killed I would stick to animals unless I’m in the marines” But yeah I did like “The Most Dangerous Game” it just

It’s dark and desolate. It’s slightly dank and eerie. The deafening silence is only interrupted by the clanking of metal chains. The unforgiving cold wraps around you as tightly as a blanket in winter. There’s no way out. No food. No water. You’ve been left to rot by someone who you thought was your friend. It’s devastating. This was the crime committed by a man (or rather monster) named Montresor in the famous Edgar Allan Poe story “The Cask of Amontillado”. Though Montresor’s crime was sinister beyond what any normal person would ever consider, it is nothing compared to General Zaroff’s crimes against humanity in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”.

“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe In retrospect of the numerous short stories, poems and plays read during the last semester, Edgar Allen Poe’s, Cask of Amontillado, the demented dark drama, is a horror story written with meticulous suspenseful intensity, that it will easily be remembered five years from now. Indeed, Poe’s writing style is capable of taking the reader on emotionally charged journeys, which in most cases deal with the specter of death. As a result, Poe, today, is widely accepted as the master at producing haunting macabre tales filled with horrific imagery and irony.