The Most Dangerous Game And The Cask Of Amontillado

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My Favorite Story. . .So Far After having read the stories “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Cask of Amontillado”, “The Most Dangerous Game” is my favorite of the two. Although Edgar Allan Poe is the more famous author, Richard Connell’s story made me think more deeply than did Poe’s story. General Zaroff , in the end, got what he wanted; he won the game. In contrast, Poe’s story held few surprises for this reader. The “thousand injuries of Fortunato” was the only element that befuddled me throughout the story. Montresor never explained the ways in which Fortunato so maligned him or, possibly, the family Montresor so that the narrator’s only recourse was to murder Fortunato in such a malicious, calculated manner. On the other hand, Connell’s

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