Foreshadowing In The Most Dangerous Game By Ritchard Connell

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Forshadowing plays an important role in, “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Ritchard Connell. Forshadowing is used to show or indicate a future event in the story. In the beginning of the story, Rainsford believed that people shouldn’t care about what animals think or feel about being hunted. As a hunter himself, he kills animals for entertainment, which shows that he has no idea what animals actually think when they are at killing range. After being hunted by the merciless General Zaroff, he has a different view on animals. For instance, when Rainsford and Whitney were sharing their different views on animals, Rainford argues, “‘This hot weather is making you soft, Whitney. Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes--the hunters and the