Compare And Contrast Hunters In The Snow And The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Hunters The most dangerous hunters are those that are indifferent to taking another life. “Hunters in the Snow” and “The Most Dangerous Game” are similar in that both are much more impressive after reading them a second or even a third time. After rereading each story, the reader notices the level of detail the authors put into foreshadowing and language choice. Also, one’s perspective changes with each reading, and the overall tone of the story changes. Furthermore, each story becomes more meaningful because the audience picks up on how indifferent the characters are to their fellow humans’ life or death. “Hunters in the Snow” by Tobias Wolff is the story of three men hunting in the woods. One of the men,

In “Hunters in the Snow,” Wolff includes a lot of foreshadowing that leads to Kenny’s implied death.. In a conversation with Kenny, Frank becomes upset telling Kenny that “[he’s] asking for it,” and when Kenny asks what he means, Frank simply replies “You’ll see” (Woolf). Later, while talking to Frank and Tub, Kenny ironically says “You ask me how I want to die today...I’ll tell you burn me at the stake” (Woolf). The irony here being that Kenny requests to be burned to death but actually ends up freezing. When reading the story a second time, the reader gains an appreciation for Wolff’s impressive attention to detail in including these subtle hints at Kenny’s impending death. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” Connell alludes to the evil of Ship Trap Island beginning with the description of the sailors’ fear of the place. Connell, using phrases such as “curious dread” and “the place has an evil name,” creates a mysterious and scary atmosphere in the work. Even the ship’s captain speaks “gravely” of the island. (Connell). This remarkable attention to detail is even more profound after the reader learns the fate of those who land on the island. The conversation between Rainsford and Whitney takes on new meaning as Whitney points out that the game is the “best sport in the world” for the hunter, but not the hunted

Throughout the first reading, the reader is hopeful for Kenny, believing that he will survive and make it to the hospital; however, reading from the perspective of an omniscient, the callousness of Tub and Frank, and even the man and woman in the old farmhouse, is glaringly apparent. After Kenny is shot, there seems to be no urgency to get him medical attention - not to stem the blood flow, give him anything for pain or even to find a doctor closer than the hospital 50 miles away. Frank and Tub are completely apathetic to Kenny and his needs. Kenny even says to Frank and Tub, “There’s some aspirin in the truck” to which Frank responds “I’m all right” (Wolff). This just proves that the other two men are completely unaware of Kenny’s severe injury and need of medical attention. During the first reading of “The Most Dangerous Game” the reader is fearful for Rainsford’s life and is pleasantly shocked when he “wins the game” by killing Zaroff. Rereading the story removes the suspense and allows the reader to digest the words and actions of Rainsford as he outsmarts Zaroff. The reader gains respect for Rainsford throughout the story as he fights for his life using ingenious methods he learned from hunting all over the