Conflict In The Most Dangerous Game

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In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell,three types of conflicts are used to give a thrilling feeling, such man vs nature, man vs man and man vs himself. Conflicts like rainsford having to swim to get to the island. Also He had to face a challenge that he have to defeat a hunter hunting him. He then have to learn to control his temper and think straight. As Rainsford hears a loud bang from the distance he then balanced himself in the balcony until he realize he in more on the yacht. “He struggled up the surface and tried to cry out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face of and the salt water in his mouth made him gag and strangle.”(2). As Rainsford falls in the water he remembered

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