1. What characteristic would you use to describe Captain Neilson?
In the short work, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Captain Neilson is a minor character that is only mentioned once. Based on the text, Captain Neilson is stubborn and narrow-minded. On page 2 it states “ Even Captain Neilson… ‘ Yes even that tough minded old swede, who’d go up to the devil himself and ask for a light.’” (Connell 2) This also implies that Captain Neilson is brave and that his personality isn’t outgoing. Additionally, Captain Neilson can be called boring. For example, “ All I could get out of him was ‘this place has an evil name…” (Connell 2). When Whitney tells Rainsford that Captain Neilson wouldn’t say much about the mysterious island, it shows his bland character. This shows that even thought he is only mentioned briefly, it lists his character traits.
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What do you notice about the word choice of the story?
The word choice throughout The Most Dangerous Game contributes to the tone and mood of the text. This short story can be described as mysterious, suspenseful, intriguing and a little bit gloomy. The setting greatly affects the tone of the story. “Although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle.” (Connell 12). This affects the tone because it shows it’s gloomy and dark setting. Hence, there is always a suspense build up because Rainsford never knows what obstacle he will have to face next. Connell uses the antagonist, the protagonist and the setting to add tone and mood to his
In the short work, The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, Captain Neilson is a minor character that is only mentioned once. Based on the text, Captain Neilson is stubborn and narrow-minded. On page 2 it states “ Even Captain Neilson… ‘ Yes even that tough minded old swede, who’d go up to the devil himself and ask for a light.’” (Connell 2) This also implies that Captain Neilson is brave and that his personality isn’t outgoing. Additionally, Captain Neilson can be called boring. For example, “ All I could get out of him was ‘this place has an evil name…” (Connell 2). When Whitney tells Rainsford that Captain Neilson wouldn’t say much about the mysterious island, it shows his bland character. This shows that even thought he is only mentioned briefly, it lists his character traits.
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What do you notice about the word choice of the story?
The word choice throughout The Most Dangerous Game contributes to the tone and mood of the text. This short story can be described as mysterious, suspenseful, intriguing and a little bit gloomy. The setting greatly affects the tone of the story. “Although the silence of a dead world was on the jungle.” (Connell 12). This affects the tone because it shows it’s gloomy and dark setting. Hence, there is always a suspense build up because Rainsford never knows what obstacle he will have to face next. Connell uses the antagonist, the protagonist and the setting to add tone and mood to his