All stories have conflict. Without conflict, a story could not be possible. The first conflict in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”, is Man vs. Nature. Other conflicts in the story are Man vs. Himself and Man vs. Man. In “The Most Dangerous Game” all three conflicts are shown. Man vs. Nature is evident in the story and is essential to the plot. For example, in the beginning of the story, if Rainsford did not fall off the yacht and “for a seemingly endless time he fought the sea” (2) there would be no story to tell. The sea is Rainsford’s enemy and he fought it in order to get to Zaroff’s island and out of the vicious water. As he climbed out of the sea and onto the rocks, he began his dangerous journey to Zaroff’s castle. The conflict
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Himself. As General Zaroff hunts Rainsford through the jungle, Rainsford starts to panic. Rainsford says to himself, “ ‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve’ ” (11). Rainsford is trying to escape Zaroff’s evil hobby of hunting humans. Rainsford is very scared about what will happen if Zaroff finds him. Man vs. Himself helps build the story because it helps the readers see what troubles Rainsford is facing and how he is feeling. Finally, Man vs. Man is very important to the story’s conflict because it depicts the hunt between Rainsford and Zaroff. Zaroff is described by the narrator as a Cossack. As Zaroff hunts Rainsford, Rainsford realizes the full meaning of terror. While the terror sinks in, Rainsford understands that “the Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse” (12). General Zaroff spots Rainsford up in the tree, but is saving him for another hunt. Man vs. Man is the most obvious conflict in the story and comes through the whole storyline . As shown above, there are three conflicts that appear in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”. Man vs. Nature is the first conflict as Rainsford falls overboard. Man vs. Himself is the second conflict because Rainsford loses his nerve running through the jungle. Man vs. Man is the third conflict because Zaroff hunts Rainsford as a game. Without all three of these conflicts combined the story is not
Himself. As General Zaroff hunts Rainsford through the jungle, Rainsford starts to panic. Rainsford says to himself, “ ‘I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve’ ” (11). Rainsford is trying to escape Zaroff’s evil hobby of hunting humans. Rainsford is very scared about what will happen if Zaroff finds him. Man vs. Himself helps build the story because it helps the readers see what troubles Rainsford is facing and how he is feeling. Finally, Man vs. Man is very important to the story’s conflict because it depicts the hunt between Rainsford and Zaroff. Zaroff is described by the narrator as a Cossack. As Zaroff hunts Rainsford, Rainsford realizes the full meaning of terror. While the terror sinks in, Rainsford understands that “the Cossack was the cat; he was the mouse” (12). General Zaroff spots Rainsford up in the tree, but is saving him for another hunt. Man vs. Man is the most obvious conflict in the story and comes through the whole storyline . As shown above, there are three conflicts that appear in Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game”. Man vs. Nature is the first conflict as Rainsford falls overboard. Man vs. Himself is the second conflict because Rainsford loses his nerve running through the jungle. Man vs. Man is the third conflict because Zaroff hunts Rainsford as a game. Without all three of these conflicts combined the story is not