The Three Major Conflicts In Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game

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 story The Most Dangerous Game one conflict is man vs nature. Rainsford is fighting nature because he is on a ship and he came across an island. Rainsford falls overboard and has to swim for safety. “All he knew was that he was safe from his enemy, the sea and the other was weariness on him”. In order to survive rainsford hast to swim to the island and find shelter. In the conflict man vs nature this shows Rainsford bravery.

What is the point of literary devices in stories, books, and poems? What do they accomplish? Could you use them properly if you knew what they were? In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, author Richard Connell uses many of these devices, namely: simile, metaphor, personification, imagery, foreshadowing, irony, and allusion. Some well used devices in this story are personification and irony.

Have you ever been hunted down by a psychopath war general, rabid pack of dogs, and a giant mute knouter named Ivan, and escaped? “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell, is about a man named Rainsford who gets stranded on an island with an insane head honcho on a small, isolated island in the Caribbean sea. Behind every work of literature, are literary elements that make it successful. “The Most Dangerous Game” is successful due to descriptive imagery, suspenseful plot, and ability to get to the point.

In Richard Connell's short story, "The Most Dangerous Game';, the use of literary devices, found blended with other literary devices, gives the story an inner meaning. The blending of literary devices effectively expresses the intentions of Connell to present contrast between the antagonist and protagonist points of view. As a result, the reader can gain insight on the good and evil sides of the story to enhance the purpose of his interpretation. "The Most Dangerous Game'; by Richard Connell presents literary devices such as foreshadowing, setting, and irony which reveal the underlying meaning of the story.

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.

In “The Most Dangerous Game”, author Richard Connell uses a variety of literary device to depict the theme. He uses the main character, Rainsford, to be the character which unfolds the theme as he goes through the experience of being treated like a wild animal and becoming the prey of another human for sport. Connell uses three literary devices frequently including foreshadowing, irony and symbolism in order to support the main theme, put yourself in the shoes of the animals you hunt.

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.

People are like onions; they have several layers and consist of a bitter core. In consideration of this reality of human nature and reality of a man-made society, “The Most Dangerous Game”, written by Richard Connell, reveals these dangers. It unveils the truth about blood lusting hunters and defines the meaning of civilization. In the story, just like in the real world, so-called rules and laws are made to suppress and dignify human savageness. Here, Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff are two essential characters—capable of virtuous actions, yet prone to decisions that reflect immoral tendencies, and so; a message is conveyed: without the practice of morals and consequences, corruption of man is inevitable.

Richard Connell creates suspense by emphasizing life-or-death decisions. Therefore it gives his character's life and his readers a sense of urgency. Under these same pretenses he creates a large amount of foreshadowing in his story "The Most Dangerous Game" eluding his character's past to approach their future.

“Obstacles are put in your way to see if what you want is really worth fighting for.” These words written anonymously explain how one can pick and chose their battles when obstacles are thrown their way. Fighting obstacles and challenges is one of the main themes surrounding Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous Game.” The story’s main character, Rainsford, is a young man who takes pride in hunting. However, when he falls off his boat and ends up on an island, he faces obstacles where he has to hunt more than just animals. Rainsford is left with the consequence of committing murder to protect himself. First, his goal is to make it off the island alive. Consequently, Rainsford ends up having to commit murder in order to live. Therefore, Rainsford’s motivation to get off the island alive comes with the consequence of killing someone.

Rainsford is playing a game that might die from unless he is witty enough. The Most Dangerous game brings hope courage and survive. One theme embedded in “The Most Dangerous Game” is that all living things have feelings to survive. The reason that this matters is because in this book Rainsford thinks that animals

First, the action Rainsford preforms communicates that he is an excellent hunter. Even though he is tired and hurt he keeps going on. After trying to confuse Zaroff,”Night found him leg-weary with his hands and face lashed by the branches and thickly wooded ridge.”(230). Here we get the idea he could not keep going but he did so to survive. Another example of this eventually he had to

Life is like a waterslide. There are twists and turns, and ups and downs. There are rough, choppy moments and smooth, polished moments. And there is always an end to the journey. Conflict can relate to a waterslide - with many twists and turns, ups and downs. But once resolved, conflicts always come to an end. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, by Richard Connell, Rainsford faces many types of conflict, including man versus nature, man versus man, and man versus self conflicts.

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.