High Noon And The Most Dangerous Game Comparison Essay

534 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: War in literature essay

High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Game" are both stories involving a main character who is being hunted. The main characters from each, Will Kane and Sanger Rainsford, both face similar challenges. The survival-based stories take place around the time of World War II but in different parts of the world. While High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Game" share similar characters, but they take place in different settings and contain different themes. Both Will Kane and Sanger Rainsford are in desperate situations— Kane against Frank
Miller and Rainsford against Zaroff. Kane and Rainsford were isolated while being hunted, meaning that they had no help. "If he does, and if we run, they'll just come after us" (Foreman 296). Frank Miller's gang would chase Kane down no matter where he went, and he was all by himself. "The Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse. Then it was that Rainsford knew the full meaning of terror" (Connell). Rainsford was alone on the island, being hunted down by Zaroff. Both main characters used the available resources to them. Kane used his gun and knowledge of the town, while Rainsford used traps and footprints to throw Zaroff off. The main characters of both stories are in a dire situation, …show more content…

High Noon took place in a small, remote town in a desert-like area in the Midwest. "The distant bells of an o.s. church begin to toll. From another angle, a third rider gallops toward them" (Foreman 288). Since the town was small, remote, and in a desert, everyone from the town knew each other, that's how small it was. "Ten minutes of determined effort brought another sound to his ears— the most welcome he had ever heard— the muttering and growling of the sea breaking on a rocky shore" (Connell). "The Most Dangerous Game" takes place on a remote island near the Amazon rainforest where General Zaroff hunts at. The two stories take place in extremely unalike settings, the Midwest and an

Show More
Related

  • Compare And Contrast The Most Dangerous Game And Gilligan's Island

    342 Words  | 1 Pages

    There are many similarities and differences between the story “The Most Dangerous Game” and the episode of Gilligan's Island that we watched. Some similarities include: someone is being hunted, the setting is similar, and both victims get away in the end. Some differences include: the moods of the stories, the strategies that are used by the huntees, and how the hunter got to the island.

    Read More

  • Sanger Rainsford: The Realist

    522 Words  | 2 Pages

    The most dangerous game began as a sport for one man. His name is Sanger Rainsford. In Richard Connell’s story “The Most Dangerous Game,” Sanger Rainsford, an avid hunter, is lost at sea, stranded on “Ship-Trap” Island-every sailor’s worst nightmare. Rainsford goes through a series of events that prove to be life-altering. Even though Sanger Rainsford went through many trials and tribulations, he never lost his intelligence, composure, or his bravery.

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast High Noon And The Most Dangerous Game

    536 Words  | 2 Pages

    The two story High Noon and "The Most Dangerous Game" are alike in some ways, but very different in many other ways also. High Noon is a story about an honest man named will khan; Who is a Marshall that has sent a prisoner to jail named frank Miller. Who has now come out of jail to get revenge on will. When will needs the towns people of hadleyville for help to defeat frank when he comes after will no one helps. In the other hand "The Most Dangerous Game" is about two very skilled hunter between Rainsford who get trapped on Ship-Trap island by Zaroff who owns the island. When Rainsford realizes what Zaroff hunts in his island he must leave as soon as possible. Zaroff tells Rainsford he could either hunt with him or against him.

    Read More

  • Character In Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game

    777 Words  | 2 Pages

    “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

    Read More

  • Goldeneye Evaluation Essay

    899 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Effectiveness of Goldeneye's Pre-credit Sequence at Gaining the Viewers Attention The film Golden Eye (1995) is a well known film. Martin Campbell, the director uses many techniques such as death defying stunts, villains, attractive Bond girls, exotic locations, and sarcastic humour to create an exciting action film. Even though the audience all know that MI6’s finest agent James Bond will escape near death, save the day and bed the girl, we all return to watch the next mission. Goldeneye fulfils all of the audience’s expectations by exploring all the music, camera angles and shots that Campbell uses I intend to show that Goldeneye is one of the most exciting Bond films available.

    Read More

  • Comparing The Sniper and Ambush

    425 Words  | 1 Pages

    Another similarity in the setting is that both short stories take place in a war setting, the Vietnam war and the Ireland war. The characters in the two short stories have pretty equal similarities and differences. One of the big differences between the two characters is that one is a republican sniper and the other is a soldier. Another one of the differences between the two short stories is that the soldier in Ambush is scared and nervous about killing but the sniper in The Sniper is excited. “ He had been too excited to eat.”

    Read More

  • The Crucible And 9/11 Compare And Contrast Essay

    1139 Words  | 3 Pages

    9/11 is a horrific moment in history, and is well recognized for it’s spawn of mass hysteria in America. Because of this, The Crucible and 9/11 are highly similar in that both situations caused people to become so fearful and paranoid to the point where they began to treat others unfairly, and become more vulnerable/gullible to people’s selfish schemes. In the Crucible, the people of Salem wished for there to be safety in their town and in their religion. However the fear of witchcraft interfered with that, causing a mass hysteria to flood throughout the town. They began to point fingers. It also caused them to be vulnerable. hence becoming more gullible. These same situations happened to America after 9/11 occurred.

    Read More

  • Comparing Short Stories “The Sniper” and “The Most Dangerous Game”

    1005 Words  | 3 Pages

    The author of “The Most Dangerous Game” is Richard Connell. Richard Connell is an American author and journalist, who wrote a lot of short stories and few novels. His short stories appeared in the Saturday Evening Post and Collier's Weekly. While he was still in high school, Richard Connell was hired as the city editor for sixteen dollars a week. He studied college at Georgetown University, while working as a secretary for his father, who had been elected to Congress. After his father’s death, he moved to Harvard, and started writing for two college newspapers. After graduating, he transferred to New York, but he also left a brief stint in the army during World War |. After that, he moved to Los Angeles and began to write screenplays for major Hollywood movie studios. Richard Connell’s most famous story is “The Most Dangerous Game”, which is still widely read, even nowadays. It has inspired many movies and it’s probably the most frequently anthologized American story.

    Read More

  • How Is The Devil In The White City Compare And Contrast Essay

    1336 Words  | 3 Pages

    Two men with two different ways of life are connected through a time period and these two words: determination and dedication. Erik Larson does a great job developing these two characters in The Devil in the White City. On one hand, Daniel Burnham is trying to build the world’s fair in Chicago, on the other H.H. Holmes is a dedicated doctor who is determined to open a hotel for the world 's fair. Burnham is determined and works diligently to get the job done, and he won’t stop for any reason. Holmes driven dedication towards this isn’t for the common reason of making money, but instead he wants to create a safe place that he can murder people. The major difference is that Burnham choose the better path, so he was able to help others in the process. Burnham gave a blank canvas to so many inventors and creators, so that they could change the way things are viewed in the world. These two men show the opposite ends of the spectrum, which is why we have different results caused by their determination and dedication.

    Read More

  • The Most Dangerous Game

    2311 Words  | 5 Pages

    To begin with, the setting for “The Most Dangerous Game” is very fitting. The author, Richard Connell, picked the best place to set the story. Reason being, the mansion is on a large island that is feared by everyone. Also the mansion, on the outside at least, looks scary. Since it was dark out and there were cliffs surrounding the house, there was a scary shadow that was cast down. While on the yacht, Sanger Rainsford, the main character or protagonist, came across this island and asked for the name. His friend Whitney replied, “The old charts call it ‘Ship Trap Island’,” (Connell). Ship Trap Island is the name of the island. It doesn’t sound like a happy place to be but it is the dark and violent thoughts and feelings that come with the title, which perfectly fits the theme of the story. Another form of proof, to tell where the story took place is in this quote, “…the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head” (Connell). Rainsford went to get a closer look to see the island more clearly by stepping on the rail. He lost his balance and fell...

    Read More

  • Most Dangerous Game Comparison

    481 Words  | 1 Pages

    The leaves crunch under your feet. Wind is blowing through the trees and through your hair.Your heart leaps every time you hear or see something move. You are hunting. This is something both Rainsford, from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, and Travis, from “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury, love to do. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Rainsford gets stranded on an unkempt island and has to, as a game, try to outsmart the man who owns the island without getting killed. In “A Sound of Thunder,” Travis goes back in time with a group of people to kill a t-rex. Travis and Rainsford are both similar because hunting is a big part in both of their day-to-day lives, and it’s something they both love a lot. As I said earlier, Rainsford and

    Read More

  • High Noon And The Most Dangerous Game Comparison Essay

    669 Words  | 2 Pages

    Both of the stories High Noon, and "The Most Dangerous Game," are great stories that have many things in common. In High Noon the main character Will has to fight our people at once, and "In The Most dangerous Game" Rainsford has to fight a pack of dogs, and two humans, by being smart, and using his wit. In the end both characters overcome great obstacles, and survive what threatened them. Also in both of the stories the characters have to be very brave, and smart to survive. These two stores have many things in common, but one major thing that they have is that their themes are very strong, and helped their main characters survive.

    Read More

  • High Noon Comparison

    613 Words  | 2 Pages

    High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game are alike and different in many ways. Both stories/movie both of the main characters are faced with death. Both of the main characters were caught off guard with the situations. In the most dangerous game the main character had more time to prepare. While they are alike and different both stories created a high level of suspense.

    Read More

  • Comparing The Most Dangerous Game And High Noon

    831 Words  | 2 Pages

    Evidence for this is in the story “High Noon” which cites “It bakes in the sun, a rather crooked and winning street street that seems deserted now in the Sunday calm” (Foreman 288). This states that it is not only a warm climate, which is similar to “The Most Dangerous Game”, but that it is located out in the southwestern region in a deserted area most likely in a desert which means that the setting for this story does not share that much in common with “The Most Dangerous Game”. Another piece of evidence from the story “The Most Dangerous Game” states “Off there to the right somewhere is a large island it’s rather a mystery” (Connell 211). This lists that it is not only located in a warm, tropical region, but also in a mysterious, unnerving setting which shares no similarities to “High Noon” whatsoever. All in All both settings are remarkably divergent, but both portray the same

    Read More

  • Twilight Compare And Contrast Essay

    780 Words  | 2 Pages

    In the famous novel and movie series, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, an average teenage girl, Bella Swan, is forced to move from Arizona (where she lived with her mother) to Washington to start an almost new life with her father. She attends a small-town high school with mostly average people, besides one family, the Cullens. As Bella and Edward Cullen get closer, she uncovers a deep secret about him and his family. Their relationship faces many hard challenges and conflicts as the story develops. Both the novel and movie share very similar storylines, however, differ in many ways. From themes to author’s craft, or to relationships, these important parts of the story highlight the significant differences and similarities of Twilight.

    Read More

More about High Noon And The Most Dangerous Game Comparison Essay

Open Document