Foreshadowing In The Most Dangerous Game Analysis

The short story “The Most Dangerous Game” is a story where suspense and thrill is the targeted audience. The story of “The Most Dangerous Game” follows a game hunter named Rainsford after he gets thrown off of his boat and lands on Shiptrap Island. On that island, he meets a man named the General and who was also a game hunter. Rainsford later finds out that the General is no normal game hunter, but a hunter of the people that land on Shiptrap Island. Later in the story, Rainsford is then hunted by the General, yet lives to be freed from the island. In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” the author uses setting, foreshadowing, and the character's thoughts to enhance the suspenseful mood of the story.

One way the author enhances the

In this part of the story Rainsford is on his boat and was in the area of Ship Trap Island and they are talking about hunting games. They were wondering how it feels to be hunted. “You’re a big-game hunter, not a philosopher. Who cares how a jaguar feels?” (Line 19). This quote uses foreshadowing to show that Rainsford will learn the feeling of being hunted. This then in turn alludes to how Rainsford is later represented as the Jaguar, making the reader wonder what will happen next in the story and how the jaguar will be represented next. On the other hand, there is foreshadowing that is more blatant with what it is alluding to in the story. In this quote, they are still on the boat and talking about what it would be like to be hunted, mentioning that sailors sometimes have a 6th sense for danger, with character x saying, “Maybe. But sometimes I think sailors have an extra sense that tells them when they are in danger” (Line 47). This alludes to Rainsford having a 6th sense for the danger that later gives him a warning for the General. This quote adds security to the situation that Rainsford is in when being hunted but adds suspense and thrill whenever he is in danger because there is a sense that something is coming, yet the reader has no clue when it will act. This also causes the reader to attempt to infer what will happen. The foreshadowing adds a strong level

In this part of the story, Rainsford is being hunted by General Zaroff and is in a sticky situation. “I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve,” he said, through tight teeth” (Line 518). In this quote, Rainsford is stressed out and trying to control his nerve, as he has a bad feeling about where he is at. This adds suspense to the story, as the reader match the feeling of being hunted by having Rainsford be stressed out. Likewise, the author uses the character's thoughts in many more ways to make the reader feel suspense and unease. In this part of the story, he encountered the General while he was hiding in a bush. Here the author writes, “Rainsford’s second thought was even more terrible. It sent a shudder of cold horror through his whole being. Why had the general smiled? Why had he turned back?” (Line 567). This quote contributes to the suspenseful mood because it shows that Rainsford still doesn’t understand/comprehend anything that is going on in the island, including the General. By failing to comprehend the magnitude of the situation the author adds suspense for the reader because the neither the reader nor the characters know what to expect. In “The Most Dangerous Game” the character's thoughts add a level of suspense to the story by not giving the reader crucial information that would then, in turn, let the reader have a sense of security about of character's