Literary Techniques In Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game

As she gripped the next page to turn it with their hand sweating and my adrenaline rush starting she could not wait to read what happened next. That is what happened when she read this book. The Author of The most Dangerous game Richard Connell used many techniques for this to happen. In Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” the author uses Character Actions, Foreshadowing, and Setting to enhance the Suspenseful mood of the story.

One way Richard Connel creates a suspenseful mood is by using the characters' actions. In the beginning, Rainsford and Whitney, another sailor on the boat, go on a journey through the sea to go hunting. When they are on the boat, Whitney talks about this island nearby that sailors dread going to; this makes

This creates a suspenseful mood because he falls off the boat and he doesn't know what he is going to do. After a few moments, he then remembers what Whitney said about an island nearby that Sailor dreads to go to. So, since it wasn't close he swims at a nice even pace to conserve energy to get there. Once he gets there he doesn't really describe what he sees and what the island looks like but this moment in the story it creates suspense for the reader on what could be happening at the island that creates this story. Later in the story, Rainsford meets a man named Zaroff on the island. Zaroff has white hair and a middle-aged face, yet his military mustache continues to be as dark as his intensely dark eyes. His nose is pointed, and his cheekbones are prominent. He has "the visage of a man used to giving orders" and is attractive. Eventually, Rainsford and Zaroff start what Zaroff thinks “The Most Dangerous Game” is by fighting Rainsford because Zaroff kills humans for a living. In this game, Zaroff is hunting Rainsford for 3 days and if Rainsford makes it out alive Zaroff will help him leave the island and go home. However, if Rainsford can't

When Rainsford gets to Ship-Trap island he meets a guy named General Zaroff who seems normal at first but there are some weird things about him. “I hunt more dangerous games” (line 247). This quotation reveals that Rainsford hunts men which don't faze Rainsford until later. He uses the foreshadowing technique because he says this near when they first meet. The scene gives a hint to the readers that later on, Zaroff might fight Rainsford. Rainsford doesn't realize this, and when Zaroff brings up the game they are going to play he realizes that he hunts men and wants to hunt him. This proves the suspenseful tone used in The Most Dangerous game because it is not normal for humans to fight and want to eat other humans and also makes the reader engaged because they want to know what happens in the game. There are many hints that lead to many more major events. For example, in the beginning, Rainsford goes on a sailing journey to hunt with a boy with the last name Whitney. “The old charts call it ‘Ship-Trap Island, ' Whitney replied” (line 4). In this piece, Whitney talks about an island nearby that sailors dread to go to. This creates suspense because it gives the reader a hint that he might visit that island later on in the book. The reader is left wondering when and how he might get there or what might happen there. This makes Rainsford curious and maybe wants to visit it in the future but the future