Most Dangerous Game Conflict

Some stories do not have many different conflicts in the story. For example, in “Little Red Riding Hood” there is only one conflict which is Man vs Wolf or Man vs Man, but in some stories like “The Most Dangerous Game” there are all three conflicts throughout the book. Having more conflicts gives the story a bigger theme of suspense. In “Little Red Riding Hood”, the only conflict is getting to her grandma’s house where in “The Most Dangerous Game” there are many different conflicts that give the story more suspense and make it more interesting. Furthermore, there are many examples of conflicts in the short story.

In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the author, Richard Connell, does an outstanding job of portraying the bizarre adventure of an insane, however experienced hunter, General Zaroff. The protagonist, Rainsford, another experienced hunter from New York City, appears on General Zaroff’s island, explores, and eventually encounters with Zaroff. They introduce themselves, settle down, and begin to talk. During the talk with the general, Rainsford soon learns that the General was not only a hunter; but a murderer as well. Zaroff has lured and ceased many sailors to his island to play a game. Although, they did not hunt with the General, the General hunted them! Zaroff claimed that hunting “had become too easy”, therefore, hunting began

Richard Connell’s short story, The Most Dangerous Game, tells the story of a famous hunter named Rainsford, who falls off of a yacht and swims to an island called Ship-Trap Island. While on Ship Trap Island, Rainsford encounters a man named General Zaroff, who began hunting humans on the island after becoming bored of hunting animals. One night, Zaroff announces to Rainsford that he will be the next victim in his hunting game. Zaroff informs Rainsford that if he manages to survive for three days without being killed, then he can leave the island. Throughout the plot of this short story, there is a consistent theme of the world being composed of two classes of people: the hunters and the hunted. General Zaroff and Rainsford both find themselves to be divided into this class system, at various times during the hunting game. In this short story, Connell uses foreshadowing to portray the idea that there are two classes of people in the world: the hunters and the hunted, in relation to Rainsford and Zaroff.

Hunting big game animals for sport was a popular pastime with the wealthy classes following World War I. The morality of killing for sport was not questioned in reality, but in this short story the author does question it by taking it a step further and having the protagonist, Sangor Rainsford, hunted by the antagonist, General Zaroff.In a short story full of irony, one of the greatest ironies of Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” is that General Zaroff repeatedly tells Rainsford that he maintains a sense of civilization on his island.

Being lost in an island, hungry, and tired is not an everyday thing. So Rainsford being in that situation, had no other choice than except Zaroff’s generosity. Zaroff gave Rainsford clothes, food and, a place to sleep. Zaroff tells Rainsford to join him for dinner, and Rainsford went to the dinner room as told. Sitting down eating there meal. The two men’s starts a conversation and starts to talk about their lives. Zaroff learns a lot of things about Rainsford and so does Rainsford. Rainsford learns that Zaroff is a smart man and a hunter just like him, but Zaroff him hunting people is part of things that he hunts for. Zaroff on another hand learns that Rainsford is a pretty smart, educated man and lastly a hunter.4

In stories typically there is more than one mood and like “The Most Dangerous Game” it goes back and forth but has one main mood. In “The Most Dangerous Game” the main mood was suspense. General Zaroff caused a lot of suspense all throughout the story. Like when he was explaining his new animal while looking up and down Rainsford checking him out. Or when General Zaroff almost killed Rainsford but decided to toy with him. These were only two examples of suspenseful times in the story, but there were many more, as well as different moods. Just like in most other stories who all have changing moods it depends mainly on the character’s and where they take

Sometimes pride can be a fatal game. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story where two men battle with egotism. Each one believes that he is the prime hunter and that nothing could stop either one of them. The protagonist, Rainsford, and antagonist, General Zaroff, are active huntsmen who use their vigorous and intelligent mind to each survive the dangers of Ship-Trap Island and be a successful hunter. Richard Connell's story of the deadly game evokes the theme of competent, prideful men who detach from morality.

“Rainsford heard a sound. It came out of the darkness, a high screaming sound, the sound of an animal in an extremity of anguish and terror” (16). In the shocking short story “The Most Dangerous Game” created by Richard Connell, tension and terror is manufactured in the eyes of the reader. In the chilling story of a hunter and a huntee, the author subjects the audience to Rainsford’s grief and agony of the hunt. Combining suspenseful foreshadowing and vivid imagery, the writer produces apprehension and fashions shock in the eyes of the reader.

In line 73-76, it says, "An abrupt sound that startled him. Off to the right he heard it, and his ears, expert in such matters, could not be mistaken. Again he heard the sound and again Somewhere, off in the blackness, someone had fired a gun three times." This builds suspense because it doesn't tell you what's going on until later. It makes you feel like you should run and hide but instead, Rainsford goes towards the gunshots to see what is going on. In lines 80-81, it says, "He leapt upon the rail and balanced himself there, to get greater elevation...." The word "...leapt" is there to show how Rainsfort was moving. He was agile and it seemed to be like he knew what he was doing. In line 98-99, it says, "Rainsford remembered the shots. They had come from the right, and doggedly, he swam in that direction...." The word "doggedly" was put there to emphasise how he was swimming. He was swimming in a way that made it seem like he wanted out of there. There are many other quotes regarding diction and that's where we lead to

One part of the story is when General Zaroff is showing off his room of animal heads, and then he talks about how he will show Rainsford another room full of other (human) heads. At first, Zaroff invites Rainsford to look at his taxidermied animal heads, and then he starts talking about his “other heads”. This brings so much suspense to the story because we have an idea of what kind of heads he is talking about, but we need that reassurance that we’re right. Another part in the story that brings the readers the most suspense is when General Zaroff is talking about the new type of animal that he had invented: "’I wanted the ideal animal to hunt,’ explained the general. ‘So I said, `What are the attributes of an ideal quarry?' And the answer was, of course, `It must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason"' (Page 8). This is the most vivid and striking part in the story because at this point, we know what Zaroff is talking about – a human. During the entire time while we’re reading the story, we are reading so intensely to find out what happens next. The suspense makes this story

In this short story, Rainsford faces a life threatening conflict. After falling overboard, he ends up in the hands of the murder, General Zaroff. To succeed in a fight for survival, Rainsford must kill General Zaroff and Ivan. In Richard Connell's “The Most Dangerous Game”, the three main conflicts are Rainsford vs the island, Rainsford vs Ivan, and Zaroff vs his feelings. The first conflict occurs when Rainsford struggles to stay alive on the island.

In “The Most Dangerous Game”, General Zaroff and Rainsford disagree whether or not hunting human is morality morally correct. General Zaroff, the one who believes that it’s acceptable, has a stronger argument compared to Rainsford. Zaroff tells Rainsford how one night he “asked [himself] why the hunt no longer fascinated [him]” (34). The justification was that “there is no greater bore than perfection” (34). An animal is absolutely no match for such a great hunter like himself. He came to the conclusion that the ideal quarry must have “courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason” (35); comma, not semi eliminating every creature except for human. To support his argument he also defines

In “The Most Dangerous Game” the characters face a lot of conflict throughout the story. When Rainsford finds himself shipwrecked and swimming towards land, he had no clue what was down the road. He finds himself at the house of General Zaroff, a war veteran. The first day he notices some strange characteristics the General has; “Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly” (Connell 222). This shows that the General has a more creepy side then friendly. Later in the story, Rainsford learns that the General is going to hunt him over a three-day span. This causes lots of conflict for Rainsford. He refuses at first, but learning what the alternative is, he quickly changes his mind. Towards the

A story with no plot, is a story with no guideline. A plot without conflict, results in a dull and obnoxious story. For example, in the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, the story will eventually bore the reader if there is no fighting, death or rivalry. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell is most certainly not a dull story. An interesting plot needs action and conflict. For instance, Rainsford struggles not to drown when he is thrown overboard. He also reassures himself repeatedly in order to not give in to his negative thoughts. Furthermore, Rainsford participates in the hunt with General Zaroff to fight for his life. The three major conflicts, man against nature, man against man, and man against himself are needed for the story.

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