In the short story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Rainsford is a selfish man that thinks animals feel no pain and that they are only good for hunting. This is until he becomes the one that is being hunted within the story. In the short story, Connell uses the setting to add an eerie mood to the text. The use of imagery adds suspense within the settings of the yacht, the chateau, and the jungle. In the setting of the yacht, there is a dark mood that affects the characters. “There was no sound in the night as Rainsford sat there, but the muffled throb of the engine that drove the yacht swiftly through the darkness…” (13). Connell is using imagery to convey the dark mood within the text. The imagery is helping paint a picture of the yacht in the darkness to better understand the mood. “The sensuous drowsiness of the night …show more content…
“His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of the palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff… dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows” (15). The imagery showed how he first saw the chateau. The description gives the setting a darker mood than before. “He opened the tall spiked iron gate. The stone steps were real enough… He lifted the knocker, and it creaked up stiffly” (15). The creepiness of the outside of the chateau gives a darker mood than the yacht, but with it still being a home it gives Rainsford a sense of security. The mood is dark, but Rainsford’s feelings about the home change because he is lost and he may be able to stay there. This setting has such a dark mood because of how it is portrayed by the author. In the setting of the jungle it turns to an even creepier mood as the General is trying to find Rainsford. “An apprehensive night crawled slowly… the silence of a dead world was on the jungle” (23). Connell had used imagery to create the feeling of eeriness and darkness. This is helping show the initial mood that is set for the
“You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?”. The story “The Most dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell introduces an adventurous type of thriller with two main characters named Sanger Rainsford and General Zaroff. Both of which are hunters who in the story play a “game” invented by General Zaroff out of pure fear of becoming bored of the hunt. General Zaroff is a big fan of the hunt and everything he says about the hunt is to be taken serious. Rainsford and General Zaroff are described to be excellent hunters through the traps Rainsford makes, all the big game Zaroff has hunted, but Zaroff is better at hunting through the fact that the hunt has began to bore and he needs more of a challenge hunting humans.
Where does the line of sport and murder intersect in hunting? Is it when the species being hunted is able to reason? Or is it when the species being hunted looks just like the hunter? In both movie and film, we see a man fight for his life and another going against all codes of ethics. While Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Ernest B. Schoedsack’s film adaptation both have several similarities, the difference are also apparent in each respective media.
In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the protagonist, Rainsford, is a smart, clever, resilient man who keeps a cool head in stressful and dangerous situations. Rainsford is not allowed to leave the island he washes up on after he falls off the yacht he was traveling on, because the mentally disturbed general wants to hunt people with Rainsford. Rainsford makes a deal with the general to win his freedom. If Rainsford can evade Zaroff for three nights, then Rainsford is free to leave the island. During the hunt, Rainsford must think quickly and be resourceful in order to stay alive. Rainsford is an extremely experienced hunter who writes books about his hunting experiences. When Rainsford is running from the
In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, he uses several literary devices to keep the reader interested. During Rainsfords journey to and through the island of General Zaroff he partakes in an adventurous journey filled with mystery, suspense, and dilemma. These devices are used to keep the reader interested throughout the story.
The story takes place in a city in the year of 2053 A.D. Cities are imagined to be busy and energetic at night but in this city it is portrayed as deserted and noiseless as the author wrote ¨To enter that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November...¨ Author Ray Bradbury goes on to explain the setting in several different parts of the story like that the ¨cement was vanishing under flowers of grass¨ or the ¨...cottages and homes with their dark windows...¨ to give an image to each reader. The setting can create a mood or an atmosphere- a subtle emotional overtone that can strongly affect our feelings. An example would be “On a dark, cold night in November 2053, the pedestrian - Leonard Mead- walks alone through the city. The streets and freeways are deserted. Dark tomblike homes line the streets.” Bradbury uses mood and details to explain how dehumanization and technology ruined the society that the character Mr. Mead was
Richard Connells “The Most Dangerous Game” is a short story which illustrates how calm analytical thinking can increase your odds of survival and controlling panic. We are introduced to the protagonist and main character, Sanger Rainsford, who is a big game hunter and a WW1 veteran. The story starts off with a conversation between Whitney and Rainsford discussing the island, so we can understand the reputation it holds. Whitney is a fellow hunter, a flat character and used mainly as a plot tool.
The story features a dark and gloomy setting which is evident throughout the entire plot. Pouring rain under a late night sky hides a pool of crimson blood; the result of a cruel execution by blade. There is frequent repetition of the pain and looming despair, which is only highlighted as the reader learns that the victim is unaware of his
TXT- This piece describes an dark emotional effect in the entire composition because of the night, shadowy scene of the building on the left and the empty cart that’s outside with the little girl, along with shadow figure in the background. Pg 189
in the book is very dark, and it helps set the awful mood for the rest
To set the tone in the story the author had to describe the surroundings of the characters. For example the author states, "with the first glimpse of the building, a sense of insufferable gloom pervaded my spirit." when giving a detailed response of how he feels about the house. This helps show that the author himself feels depressed when in sight of the building and gives the reader a thought of how the house looks. Other textual evidence in the passage also shows a feeling of suspense like the quote, "There was an iciness, a sinking, a sickening of the heart - an unredeemed dreariness of thought which no goading of the imagination could torture into aught of the sublime. " which is how the author feels when he thinks about the house. The author cannot bear to imagine the house because he has a dark and negative imagination with different fears he thinks can come to life because of how unsettling the house makes him feel. While suspense is a direct indication of a depressed and dark tone, some other Gothic elements can be used indirectly to describe negative values in the story.
It even hid the sun with a ton of ashes, so it was dark literally and figuratively. There are also some points in the book which have a slightly lighter tone, such as when the two find the bunker with food, clothes, and everything they needed. They stop worrying so much and enjoy the time they spend together. They felt so calm and peaceful there they admitted, “I wish we could live here”. This could represent that they still somehow managed to find good things despite the dreadful situation they found themselves in. To think that even they could manage to find hope gives the reader more faith and confidence that things will eventually turn out okay. The author uses a variety of different literary and rhetorical devices. One interesting thing
...table intention. It looked at you with a vengeful aspect.” Although the time period and place were completely different, this description of the river is very similar to what the viewer experiences in the movie. The foreshadowing of the mist in both the movie and book show something bad is about to happen: the ambush of the natives.
Connell, Richard. "The Most Dangerous Game--Richard Connell (1893-1949)." Classic Short Stories. Classic Short Stories. Web. 25 Jan. 2010.
In addition to the use of colorful diction, Hardy employs detailed imagery. The phrase “Dim moon-eyed fishes near Gaze at the guilded gear” depicts fishes looking at the sunk Titanic and wondering what “this vaingloriousness” was doing under the sea. He also mentions in the third stanza how the “jewels in joy designed To ravish the sensuous mind” were all lost and covered by darkness. Using these detailed images, Hardy is portraying the contrasts of before the ship sunk and after.
The producer was aiming to create mystery and fear. The dark of the night and the description of the house as feeling dead in the protagonist’s narration sets a suspenseful scene filled with fear and tension. The young girl is followed by the camera as she explores the mansion. When entering the room suspected to be that of her aunts the camera leaves her side to pan around the room. The darkness doesn’t reveal everything but one becomes aware of a search. The revelation of little secrets leaves the viewer with many questions. The room is familiar to the protagonist as she finds items symbolic to her and familiar photographs. This familiarity however does not retract from suspicions that something sinister has been hidden. The producer has successfully captivated the viewer. The protagonist is being followed throughout the scene and has thus allowed for the viewer to bond with them. They are engaging with the audience through narration and have in return enticed the viewer to follow them along their journey. One feels nervous for the young girl however through tension in the scene one does not want them to discontinue the journey as too many questions have been left unanswered. One has been drawn into the world of which the protagonist dwells and is intrigued as to how the drama is