The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
by Lillian Bonar
Essay: The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
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An author’s main goal is to entice readers with their stories. In order to do so, they use various literary elements.
The literary elements create mood, plot, and much excitement. Richard Connell’s short story “The Most Dangerous
Game” tells the story of Rainsford, who becomes trapped on an island and must fight. Suzanne Collins's trilogy
The Hunger Games is the story of how Katniss must defeat the odds pitted against her. Connell and Collins use the
elements of foreshadowing, allusion, and irony to create a sense of fear in their writings. An allusion is a reference
to a statement, a person, a place or an event. In "The Most Dangerous Game," Richard Connell makes use of
allusions frequently. In the very beginning of the story, Whitney says, "I hope the jaguar guns have come from
Purdey's" (Connell 19). Purdey’s is a famous manufacturer of shotguns and rifles, and Connell includes it in the
story so readers will come to understand that Whitney and Rainsford are fervent hunters. Furthermore, General
Zaroff labels Ivan as a "Cossack”, Cossacks were known for their remarkable battle-skills. Thus, Zaroff shows Ivan as
a fierce hunter whom Rainsford should fear. Also, as Rainsford hurries through the forest trying to comprise a plan
to baffle General Zaroff, Zaroff sits in his home humming a tune from Madame Butterfly-a famous opera by
Puccini. Then, right before he is about to go to bed, he reads "from the works of Marcus Aurelius”, a Roman
emperor. Connell makes these references to help readers to benefit from some foreknowledge concerning his
story and the characters/situations in it. Suzanne Collin’s has a way with words when it comes to using allusions.
The Hunger Games is basically one over-arching allusion to Ancient Rome. The G...
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