The Assassin Game
The United Kingdom born writer Kristy Mckay was inspired by many things to write “The Assassin Game”. Kristy Mckay was inspired by others writing involving a same situation in their novel, but she just wasn't receiving the excitement and suspense in their writing. Mckay proceeded to then write her own novel that she knew she would be able to incorporate her own twist and style. Mckay knew of others books alike to the boarding school scenario but, choose the proceed with her idea in hopes of creating a better sequence of events during the book.
“The Assassin Game” is a fictional novel and is written in the present time, it revolves around a boarding school’s secret society, where members are strategically selected to
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In the beginning of the story Cate feels as if she is a normal girl in a school filled with geniuses and child prodigies, and wonders why she was selected. In my opinion her character is brave, intelligent,observant, but she also a little insecure. Throughout the story her character develops into a more outgoing and determined character as she tries to figure out who the killer is. During the novel there is also some romance that comes with Cate and Vaughan.(her childhood friend)
Another main character of the story is Cate’s childhood best friend Vaughan. His character is a bit mysterious during the beginning of the story because it isn't quite sure why he's come to Skola. Vaughan is also initiated initiated into the society, because he helped built the Guilds networking site. Cate isn’t sure if she’s able to trust Vaughan because back home they had a bad split. Vaughan is mysterious, but a sweetheart he is thought of as adorable and is in love with Cate. Vaughans character develops into more of a dangerous and outgoing person as Cate and him set out to find the killer. Although the killer is in the back of the reader’s mind, the readers cannot be sure of the culprit till the end of the story.
The point of view of the story is written through the perspective of Cate as the book is written in the form of a diary. The tone and style of the book was trying to portray a worried and mysterious vibe. Showing how know one knew who the killer was
The subject of the book “The Midnight Assassin” by Skip Hollandsworth is focused on uncovering the truth behind who is truly at fault for the murders of Mollie Smith and, several other victims. The murders occurred in Austin, Texas during the 19th century. Based on the first three chapters, three prominent characters have been introduced. All three characters are currently prime suspects. At the time, Austin was a prestigious town, equipped with the finest law enforcement made first hand by god himself, the Texas Rangers. When the young yellow skinned slave Mollie Smith was murdered, terror truly struck Austin. News reporters from all over Texas came to cover the story, thus creating conspiracies about each suspect. Evaluation of each suspect and their motives to perpetrate such a gruesome murder-Walter Spencer, a hardworking slave, who had never done any harm; Tom Chalmers, the brother of the land owner where the murder took place; Lastly, Dr. Ralph Steiner, the esteemed doctor.
This story is told in the first person point of view. The author chose the story to be first person to build a connection with the reader, and to tell stories from their own perspective, since they are more reliable than being told by someone else. First person also allows the reader to create a relationship with the protagonist and get to to know the character by the choices he made and the life experiences he had.
Authors of all genres try to incorporate suspense and tension in their works to make the reader desperate for more information and answers. This is especially important for action-packed genres. Glancing at Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” the title itself brings a level of suspense and interest from the reader. How is Connell able to create the most important tributes of powerful books? Delving into more specifics, Connell utilizes foreshadowing and reader uncertainty in order to generate tension between the story and the helpless reader.
In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, Sanger Rainsford outsmarted General Zaroff during the crazy man-hunt. Rainsford managed to outsmart Zaroff when he hid in the tree from him. Then when he set a trap on Zaroff, and lastly when he swam around the island so he could go hide from Zaroff in the Chateau. These three things will explain how Sanger Rainsford was successful.
Dwight Lyman Moody once said, " character is what you are in the dark," to me that means that when someone is in the dark and they start to become afraid. The reaction to their fear reveals the type of person they are. In the Short story "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell shows that Rainsford reveals his character when he is in the "dark" being hunted by the General. His reaction or his instinct to this internal conflict is to reveal is hunter self and turn the hunter into the hunted.
The Assassins are a Shiite-Ismailite sect that used to spread fear and panic in the Near and Middle East for more than one century. They did carry out political murders with as much publicity as possible and therefore they are compared with terrorists. But there's one big difference - they never carried out their murders indiscriminately,but rather always selectively. Today, we can hear the term modern-day Assassins and that's the reason for making this historical review trying to find resemblance between the assassins and the terrorists.
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.
Is it possible to step into a character’s shoes and feel the same way about a conflict a character is experiencing? Well if you dont think so , the connections between literature and life is as close as it will get. In my opinion, the most deep connections with a character are created at night, for example I enjoy reading in the dark on my bed, especially if I’m reading a mystery it creates that suspense that makes reading fun. Literature and Life are connected through characterization , conflict , and narration because us as humans can make connections with a conflict a character is experiencing in a story. Forman indirectly characterizes meg by giving examples of meg’s actions and her thoughts.
The story is narrated in a third person point of view. The reader sees things through Charlie’s eyes, witch means all his thoughts and observations are being narrated. The conflict in the story is that Charlie wants his daughter back. It is not going to be easy and there are a lot of obstacles from
The theme of the story is under some circumstances people can be blind to the truth. Character Edie determines the style of the story by talking about the circumstances of her life as a fifteen year old girl and as an older woman. She retells the stories of those that she has known, and the man that she believed she loved deeply. Sometimes the things we want to happen may not be the things that life has for us. We need to be open to all the opportunities in life that are different from what we believe.
The bi-racial rap group Assassin can relate specifically to traditional American Rap fans in France as their sound is very similar due to the beats that they use for their songs. Similar in sounds to rappers alike the Notorious B.I.G, N.W.A (N*gga’s With Attitude), Dr Dre, Tupac Shakir and the ladder of 90’s American rap legends, Assassin use backing tracks that are very repetitive in order to create a sustained beat allowing listeners to focus on their lyrics whether they were part of a political statement or spoke about minorities or violence. This was through the technique of scratching vinyls, creating a repetitive beat, firstly experimented by Grandwizard Theodore (Snapper, 2004). In “Esclave de votre société” (1991), the group refers to their ethnic identity and socio-cultural group, referring to them as a counter-culture to the “norm” of the time as the first lyrics say “Je ne veux pas faire de politique, ma mission est artistique” (“I do not want to do politics, my mission is artistic”)… “Arrêtez de me mentir, nous en sommes esclaves/ Esclaves de leurs décisions, esclaves de leurs passions /Ils jouent un jeu,
The game is played with dice and pawns(representing the suspects). Player can use any pawn. The goal is to get to a room to make a suggestion. Once in a room a player can use any suspect (not only the one they used to get in the room) and a murder object. Making players goals only to get to new rooms to gather more information.
The novel "The Blind Assassin" by Margaret Atwood is a short story about Iris Chase Griffen and how she starts writing the story of her life for her granddaughter during the time of World War I. She tells the story with scenes from her present life as well as many flashbacks throughout her life. In the story, the protagonist, Iris Chase Griffen, has difficulty with the death of her sister, her unhappy marriage to her husband and her affair with Alex. During the story, she encounters her sister’s journals and ultimately learns that her husband, Richard was raping her sister Laura. Literature is to be known to have an emotional impact on the reader and this novel by Margaret Atwood is no different. There are several conflicts in this work, and they all help to convey themes of human nature vs. society and herself.
First, it’s not always clear who the true protagonist is. The reason it’s confusing is because it looks like the killer wants to come after Thelma, making her the victim and putting her in danger. This makes it also feel like her story. Many times she overshadows Nicole.
The first example of this narrative, “You better not never tell nobody but God. It’d kill you mammy” (1). This statement was obviously only spoken between the narrator and her abuser. “I am fourteen years old. I have always been a good girl” (1), is a second example of the novel’s point of view. This type of narrative brings the reader close to the quality and rhythm of life that Celie experiences. It allows the reader to intimately get to know Celie. Through Celie’s dialect and poor grammar, the reader becomes personally engaged in Celie’s experiences and struggles. Almost like reading the unedited thoughts that go through a person’s mind.