The Most Dangerous Game: Comparison Of Book And Movie

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“I hunt more dangerous game….” Similarities and differences can appear anywhere, especially in the short story and the movie called The Most Dangerous Game. They have similar, yet different expositions, characters, and plots with conflicts. Many people say that books or short stories are better than movies because of the similarities and differences that are found. Books or short stories are usually more descriptive, informative, and do not stray too far from the central idea or main theme, while movies only fall into one or two of these categories. Movies hardly ever fall into all three categories, however if they do the movies become better. This is not the case with The Most Dangerous Game. One place where movies and short stories have major similarities and differences is at the beginning of the story or the exposition. The exposition, or the beginning of the story, tends to outline the similarities and differences that will occur throughout the story in both genres or styles. In the case of The Most Dangerous Game, a few similarities and differences appear in the exposition. In the short story, the main character is Rainsford. Rainsford is talking to a man named Whitney, who is his friend, about hunting. Rainsford does not believe the animals he hunts can feel when hunted, while Whitney believes they are fully aware of the danger they are in. Rainsfords beliefs when change in a …show more content…

Those similarities and differences can be found anywhere when comparing and contrasting, especially when it is over two genres with a main topic. In the case of The Most Dangerous Game, the short story was more descriptive, informative, and did not stray far from the central theme of everything has feelings no matter what someone may think. “You have one the game.” Rainsford did not smile. “I am still a beast at

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