When I was told that we were going to have to compare and contrast these stories I was thinking they weren't alike at all. After I really started looking at the two of them and actually thinking deeper into the plot I realized they have a lot of things about them to compare. To start, the patterns of the stories are different. However the things the two characters are experiencing are pretty similar. The plots of the stories also have there comparabilities. The stories are very alike in many ways and also have their differences. First and foremost, the patterns of the story are rather distant. In High Noon, Will Kane is repeatedly turned down for help. "This is just plain committing suicide, that's what it is! And for what? Why me? I'm no lawman—I just live here! I got nothing personal against anybody–—I got no stake in this!"(Foreman 323). In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford was constantly just trying to keep his life. Whether it was killing General Zarroff or just trying to protect himself from Zaroff. " You are proving interesting... but I shall be back. I shall be back"(Connell 13). Both stories have distinct patterns they are very different. …show more content…
The two are facing death. For Kane it's him basically waiting to fight a murderer. "You get out of here, Will! You get out of town this minute!"(foreman 292). As for Rainsford, he is literally being hunted by another human. "Hunting? Great Guns, General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder."( Connell 8). The people trying to kill them are different though. Zaroof is clearly crazy and not just mad. However, Frank Miller, Will Kane's dilemma, is just mad that he was put in prison and is coming back for his