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What makes a good story? Is it a good plot, the different characters, or a sudden change of fate, something so important and drastic that the protagonist is never the same after that? I think that in the story The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, The Sniper by Liam O’Flaherty and The Bottomless Hole by The Handsome Family are really good stories because of what happened to the main characters. In most short stories, something happens to the protagonist that affects their fate In The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Rainsford survives a near-death experience running away from General Zaroff while playing his twisted game of hide and seek. Rainsford starts off the story by saying there are two types of people, hunters and the hunted, he automatically categorizes himself as a hunter. He also states that animals don't have any understandings, but when Rainsford gets trapped on the island, the game he's forced to play turns the tables on him. Rainsford is forced to be the hunted, this experience gives them the viewpoint of the animals he's hunting, and he feels nothing but fear. At the end of the story …show more content…
Zaroff also faces a twist of fate when he gets killed by Rainsford in his bedroom. Zaroff thought that Rainsford was dead because he saw him jump off of the cliff into the ocean. But when he saw Rainsford in his room and got killed by him his fate was twisted because something none of us expected happened to him. The Bottomless Hole by the Handsome Family is about a farmer from Ohio that has a mysterious hole in his backyard which seems like it has no bottom, this makes a farmer go crazy and explore the hole, he eventually runs out of rope and is dangling there, he says goodbye to his family and cuts the rope and starts falling for ever.
his life took an unexpected turn when he cut the rope and started to fall, the farmer seem like he didn't believe in things that didn't make sense, he just knows things work, so when he can’t figure out how the hole goes on forever he goes so crazy about it and he leaves his wife and kids behind see if it is bottomless. Even though the farmer forgets his name and has been falling for so long, he continues to believe the fact that the hole has a bottom to it, he even says “But until I hit the bottom I won’t believe it’s
bottomless.” The Sniper by Liam O'Flaherty is about a Republican Soldier during the Battle of Dublin in the Irish Civil War, he's stuck in a duel with an enemy sniper and comes out victorious in the end only to figure out he killed his own brother. The snipers life and what it would be like after the war was probably affected hugely by this not only did he kill someone, it was his own brother, someone you know that well and I have spent lots of time with, that would dramatically effect anyone. I think it affected him a lot more than it would have because he originally thought it might be someone he knew before the war, he was talking about it like they didn’t mean anything to him, but when he saw his own brother's face he didn't really think about him being an option so he was devastated by the element of surprise. This moment will probably affect his psychological state because things like this cause post-traumatic stress disorder and many veterans and police officers suffer from this. In my essay I have shown that all the stories mentioned above have affected the protagonists for the rest of their lives. Whether it is a hole that won't end or being hunted for your life, the plots of the stories provided good endings and good twist to the characters outcome because of the point established in my main paragraphs. Rainsford was the hunter and he became the hunted, and that changed his views on hunting, the farmer is stuck falling forever because of his disbeliefs and the sniper is devastated for killing his own brother in a battle. Those are the reasons why I think the protagonists from the stories we have read have changed.
“The Most Dangerous Game” is about a man named Rainsford. When Rainsford falls off a yacht and has to swim to the nearest island, he meets a general named, General Zaroff, who became disinterested with hunting animals, so he switched to hunting humans as a game. He tricks ships into thinking that there is a channel they can sail through, but then
What is the most important element of a good story? Although interesting characters, engaging plot development and didactic story lines certainly embellish the story, one could argue that the setting is the most crucial. Not only does the setting provide a baseline of necessary background information, it can also be used to enhance the story, just like the other elements listed. Edgar Allan Poe certainly takes advantage of this in “Hop Frog”, “The Cask of Amontillado”, and the “Masque of the Red Death”. In each of these stories, gruesome horrors occur, and because of the ingenious way Poe uses and manipulates the setting to his advantage, these stories’ horrors are amplified. In “Hop Frog” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, the main characters
Elements that make for the best literary short story are character, meaning, tone and tension. These four literary elements make your story have a plot. These elements also contribute to your story’s purpose and ambition. The short stories we have read this semester integrate these elements, making successful and literary filled works.
A skilled hunter sprints desperately through the woods, realizing the futility of hiding from his greatest foe: his own kind. Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” is the story of a hunter that becomes the hunted. The story explores the sense of extreme terror the protagonist feels being pursued by a psychopath living on a mysterious island. This protagonist, Rainsford, has many traits that aid him in his battle with the general. By demonstrating his cunning, sly, and remorseful traits, Rainsford shows the story’s theme of “walking a mile in someone else’s shoes”.
“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.
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 Rainsford’s motivations changed from wanting to be a great hunter to trying to stay alive. As Whitney and Rainsford are headed to Rio to hunt they are talking about the great sport itself, hunting. Rainsford agrees with Whitney and says that hunting is, “The best sport in the world” (Connell 1). This shows he enjoys hunting by saying that it’s is the best and most enjoyable sport in the world. If you are passionate about something it can motivate you to try new things and in his case, hunting new animals. After Rainsford falls off the yacht and wanders to the island he then finds a home and knocks on the door. Ivan answers and General Zaroff soon approached Rainsford and saluted him. After allowing
Although pride can lead to beneficial outcomes, pride with the absence of empathy can lead to a devastating result. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell shows that having too much pride and no empathy can get someone in some terrible trouble. The theme is proven by Rainsfords pride and unempathetic-ness, how the general had too much pride, and how the general only saw himself as the hunter, not the hunted.
Stories are the way humans share, create, and explore their many experiences and identities with each other. When a story is told, the original content lingers depending upon how the storyteller recalls the content. Once the story is retold, it often takes on different details and meanings, because each storyteller adds their own perspective, experience, and meaning. The story then begins to have its own life. Each storyteller has a connection to the beginning and the end of the story.
All around it was quiet. [ADM2]The birds were chirping and the leaves were blowing. Suddenly, a man fled from the brush, holding only a knife in his right hand. After the fleeing man had ran some distance, another man came out of the brush holding a revolver. This man walked calmly after the fleeing man not worried that the he would escape. The old, erect man stopped, and loaded his revolver. He then took aim, shot a round and hit the fleeing man just as he turned around. The man dropped as he died instantly. The old man then walked over to the game he had just killed, grabbed the body by the shirt, and dragged the body into the brush. Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game is a story based on a man who thrives for hunting humans[ADM3]. The way Connell wrote this short story reveals some characteristics about him. The Most Dangerous Game is a psychological story about the author facing and overcoming fear.
Did you know even though nature can be beautiful it can sometimes be deadly. In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford begins to see the awe-instilling power of nature and how it can hurt us. The Most Dangerous Game Written by Richard Connell is a story about the dangers of nature and the ethical question of if we should kill animals. Connell uses irony to instill a question in the mind of the reader”Is killing animals moral?” In “The Most Dangerous Game,”Richard Connell uses a flip between man and animal to convey irony in the story while also using the dangerous environment of the Island to show suspense.
Just like in every society, in every story there are conflicts. What is the line between man and beast? What separates the hunter from the hunted? Where does sport end and murder begin? In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the protagonist, a man by the name of Sager Rainsford, is trapped on an island in the middle of the ocean. A simple adventure to the jungles of Rio de Janeiro soon becomes a story of terror, survival and escape when Rainsford realizes he is not alone on the seemingly deserted island. Soon after arriving, he meets the psychopath, General Zaroff, a Cossack aristocrat who is also an experienced hunter. Zaroff entices Rainsford by telling him there is big game on the island, the biggest there is. The Most Dangerous Game illustrates that there are men, and then there are monsters when Rainsford, unknowing of what Zarloff’s true intentions are, becomes entangled in a frightening game of where the hunter, soon becomes the hunted.
What elements are needed to create a good short story? As John Dufrense quoted "A good story has a visionary quality, a personal voice, a signature gesture(1969). The elements used should be used so strongly that it pulls you in; forcing you to connect to the people in the story. Not every story is written well enough to be capable of doing this. This also creates a connection with the reader; leaving some type of effect or impacting the reader along with the characters’ lives. Although there are many elements in writing but one of the greatest things of writing is the ability to make the reader empathize with the characters. This goes beyond than just a connection with the characters; when the reader is able to apprehend with the characters he or she is truly relating and reaching out to them. The author has accomplished something truly special when the reader has the ability to feel the agony that a character is feeling.
As the great comedian, Paul Rodriguez, once said, “Hunting is not a sport. In a sport both sides should know that they’re in the game.” Like in one of the most iconic pieces of literature and its movie adaptations, The Most Dangerous Game has a man named Sanger Rainsford who is considered to be a world-class hunter, scouts and kills animals for fun. But his view of hunting is quickly changed when he was forced onto the other side of the hunt. And now the hunter has become the hunted. The book and the movie adaptation have many similarities, but at the same time there is a countless number of differences
In the story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell it talks about how Rainsford is stuck on an island where he plays a game where he is being hunted. Rainsford an expert hunter knows all there is to know about hunting. Zaroff is another expert hunter also knows almost everything about hunting. Zaroff starts hunting Rainsford as game he has not lost. If you do not play the game, you get tortured by Ivan. Ivan can not speak, and Zaroff was a Russian soldier.Obviously Rainsford and Zaroff are an expert on hunting.