Zaroff’s overconfidence in his skills and his underestimate of Rainsford took a deadly toll on himself. Connell did an amazing job at detailing this story and making it one of the best short stories. This story is one of the best short stories today. He did an amazing job with conflict, setting, and imagery. Connell used the perfect wording to make the sentences flow together. Overall, The Most Dangerous Game is one of the best short stories today.
First, this story has many different conflicts throughout the short story that ravage Rainsford and Zaroff countless times. “Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.” (27) Rainsford is conflicted that Zaroff has just told him that he hunts humans. Rainsford is flabbergasted that Zaroff murders innocent humans in cold blood just for his enjoyment. Zaroff admits that he loves to hunt humans because they are the only animal that can reason unlike all the other animals in the world that only have their instincts.
…show more content…
He includes the little parts that most authors wouldn’t usually think to include to which I believe makes this short story one of the better ones today. ‘A big tree with a thick trunk and outspread branches was nearby, and, taking care to leave not the slightest mark, he climbed up into the crotch, and stretching out on one of the broadest limbs, after a fashion, rested.’ (32) Connell included such detail about the setting around Rainsford. The outstanding detail shows what everything looked like. These enabled readers to picture all the immense character to the setting amongst Rainsford’s