How Does Connell Create Tension In The Most Dangerous Game

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.

A man gets hunted by another man on the deserted Ship-Trap Island in the middle of the Caribbean. Rainsford, the protagonist in “The Most Dangerous Game”, a short story written by Richard Connell, gets hunted by General Zaroff. Rainsford abounds with fear, making him crazy. General Zaroff’s arrogance causes him to feel that he possesses the right to hunt the people he captures. His arrogance causes him to commit gruesome things; in this case, murder. Prior to becoming another man’s prey, Rainsford feels that animals have no feelings, but he sympathizes for animals being hunted after he himself becomes prey. His feelings and opinions transform after this experience. “The Most Dangerous Game” consists of three central themes: fear makes an individual crazy, arrogance causes hurtful actions, and some experiences have the potential to alter an individual’s opinion.

“The Most Dangerous Game”,by Richard Connell is a short story about sanger Rainsford, an expert hunter. Rainsford falls off a yacht and ends up on “Ship Trap Island”,then is introduced to General Zaroff, who is also an expert hunter.Rainsford and General Zaroff talk about the game, and how it’s all about capital hunting. Rainsford finds out that the General stalks up the Island by trapping sailors and hunting them. In this paper,the characters of Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff will be compared,but their differences will also be discussed.

The “sunlight” that rises above the river symbolizes new beginnings and freedom. But if Tim O’brien he would have to fight the never ending battle of his “love” for Martha, the [memories] of his friends and the “sorrow” and lust to return home. The author also uses so contradictions where he talks about the dawn spreading across the river and the mountains which sets up a hopefulness for Tim O’brien who longs to be home. Though he wants to go home he is afraid to; so he stays in the war and bares all the burden of war for the sake of his

Anthony Eaton’s A New Kind Of Dreaming helps the reader to recognize the various challenges that help the character to grow. Eaton best portrays Jamie is an outsider who is trying to find his place in the world, while uncovering the secrets of Port Barren’s shady past. Eaton has positioned the reader to the subject of transformation via different aspects. Firstly Eaton uses the plot and the setting to show the development of Jamie’s change in behavior from a delinquent to a normal lively boy. The author is making the reader sympathize with Jamie’s transformation from delinquency to honesty and loyalty. On the other hand, we see the shield of solitary fall and Jamie opening accompanying with Cameron on his journey. Nevertheless, reader is positioned to view the local police officer Butcher as abusive and manipulative. Additionally the boat on the beach and the girl’s emotions have an important role in Jamie’s quest of turning a new leaf.

In recent decades, Cormac McCarthy has staked his claim as one of the all-time titans of American literature through publishing masterpieces like Blood Meridian, Suttree, and The Road. In his works his advanced level of technical mastery becomes apparent through his expertly harmonized coordination of literary elements toward certain narrative ends, such as the generation of suspense. In this light, McCarthy’s literary style is a practical one, in that he organizes literary elements in his works toward actualizing particular goals. In The Road, for instance, McCarthy directs his style throughout the text so as to maximize the feeling of suspense that readers experience throughout the book. This kind of stylistic maneuvering is expressed on pages 105-110 and pages 118-123 of the the text. But, it must be noted here that the generation of suspense in these passages does not result from similar stylistic approaches. McCarthy uses style in differently in Passage A and Passage B but ultimately toward the same end, namely generating suspense for readers of The Road. Passage A relies on dialogue to develop its suspense, whereas the style of Passage B relies on narrative action for its suspense.

Utilizing powerful foreshadowing, Connell emphasizes a feeling of uneasiness and suspicion within the reader. During the hunt, General Zaroff is on the trail of the unknowing

Grenville portrays how secrecy and distrust are an issue among differing people groups through the figurative language used to describe the landscapes and behaviours of various characters. One example is towards the end of the book, when Rooke is looking out into the bay. He sees how the “wide dark flatness” of the water and shore has “retreated into the night”. This darkness is symbolic of the deception and fraudulence that Rooke had been mulling. The abundance of the darkness is used as a comparison to the excess of deception among the British settlers, who were often disguising their true aims and intentions behind sincerity and inclusion. Despite the darkness the moon still shone out over the water like a “wide eye” but was unable to light up the whole foreshore. This demonstrates how even though some secrets may be uncovered there is often more deceit hidden. Grenville further establish distrust through the fear of the description of the trees as “gnarled pink monsters” with “twisted arthritic fingers”. By Rooke also referring to the land as made “according to a different logic from the world” Grenville is portraying the British settlers as viewing NSW as both foreign and terrifying because they no longer understand it therefore creating rift of distrust. The words “gnarled”, “monsters” and “twisted” also depict a fear of the land and all that it might hold because these words hold negative connotations of a horrifying and terrifying appearance or façade.

Underestimation and cruel actions lead to many things. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” author Richard Connell reveals a conflict between the main characters, General Zaroff and Rainsford. Rainsford was to play the most dangerous game created by Zaroff, because the only way to survive, is to win it, otherwise death is the only other option. As demonstrated through the use of personification, symbolism, and repetition in the story, it conveys that one should understand to never underestimate another person and remember that there will always be a consequence for the wicked things that one has done.

“The world is made up of two classes - the hunters and the huntees.” In the short story ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ which was written by Richard Connell there are two main characters, Rainsford and General Zaroff. Rainsford thought that General Zaroff wanted to hunt with him when in all reality General Zaroff wanted to hunt him(Rainsford) himself. Richard Connell uses irony, theme and characterization to develop the plot and characters. The use of these literary devices suggests that Connell wanted to make the story more interesting and suspenseful so the reader can enjoy reading it.

The setting of this story is very dark, mysterious, and haunting and through the detailed descriptions of the setting, the horrific mood of the story is created. There are several vivid descriptions that the author, Richard Connell, makes of the setting. The story starts off on a damp, dark, soundless, and moonless tropical night. The night is described as being so dark that “it was like trying to see through a blanket.” The Caribbean Sea is described as being “blood-warm”. The island, which Rainsford swims to and occupies for the duration of the story, is an isolated “God-forsaken place”. On the island, Rainsford discovers a patch of weeds stained crimson – meaning blood. When Rainsford comes across the chateau on the island, the sea is described

Firstly, Connell builds suspense by lining the story with foreshadowing. As Rainsford is searching for land, he hears “the sound of an animal in extremity of anguish and terror” and a pistol shot, found to be of a “twenty-two...a light gun” not designed for hunting such a large animal as it had evidentially shot. This brings him to the conclusion that there are men on the island—but “what kind of men, in so foreboding a place” (16)? At this vague yet unnerving remark, readers are reminded of the island’s reputation and anxiously speculate who—or what—could give it such a bad name. They remember how frightened even the hard old captain is of this place, and they fear for Rainsford’s safety. Further on, after Zaroff foils all three of the traps

Helplessness creates the feeling of fear,which connell uses to create suspense. To start the story Rainsford unwillingly falls off the yatch and is left in the giant sea. Rainsford "cry was pinch off short" when the "Blood warm water crossed over his head" (15). The reader feels a big rush of hopelessness while he is floating in the sea. There is hope that the boat will turn around but the reader soon realizes it is gone. There vivid descriptive words help make Rainsfords situation seem rough and hopeless. In addition, Zarroff begins his disturbing hunt for Rainsford. Rainsford watches as the "Generals eyes leave the ground" and feels a rush of adrenaline as they "travel inch by inch up the tree"(21). The reader feels Rainsford is trapped in

Connell utilizes the strength of the story by combining the setting with mood to observe the reaction of the characters when the environment around them changes. For example, as the "poisonous [air]'; engulfs the yacht, it gives Whitney "a mental chill; a sort of sudden dread'; as Rainsford and him sail precariously towards the island (62). Whitney, frightened by the grim nature around him, feels like a wounded bird fighting for its life among the hungry predators hiding in the unknown. The shroud of darkness completely surrounds not only Whitney, but the entire yacht which leaves him in a state of anxiety because of what lies in cover amid the dreadful island. Furthermore, as the eyes of Zaroff scatter over the island, searching for Rainsford, "Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed'; afraid that the eyes will see (73). With shelter high above in the trees, away from Zaroff, Rainsford awaits for the perfect moment where he will jump down from among the sky and pounce on Zaroff like a leopard killing its prey. Consequently, while Rainsford keeps repeating the moment of victory inside his mind; the self-confidence, overflowing out of his veins, develops into uncertainty. Since Zaroff possesses the island and with his military expertise, scouts the island for any advantages in hunt; Rainsford fears that Zaroff will counter the surprise attack and kill him, making the hunter become the prey. When Connell interweaves setting into mood, the method he uses touches

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.