In the story The Most Dangerous Game, Richard Connell reveals a man named Rainsford, who is stuck on an island after falling off a yacht. Richard Connell uses imagery and events to create a feeling of suspense throughout the story, this in turn creates feelings of fear and danger. As the story starts, Connell uses dialogue to let the reader know what the setting is like on the yacht. While Rainsford and his friend Whitney are standing on the yacht, Rainsford states, “It’s like moist black velvet”. This dialogue tells the reader how foul and sinister the setting is on the yacht. The imagery tells the reader that the sea and yacht are dark and gloomy, which induce fear upon the reader. Later, in the story, when General Zaroff was nearing Rainsford’s