Without the conflicts throughout the story The Most Dangerous Game by: Richard Connell would be boring. Rainsford’s trap is man versus man. The quicksand swallowing his foot is man versus nature. Last but not least Rainford telling himself many times to keep his nerve is man versus self. The Most Dangerous Game has many kinds of conflict and many examples of these conflicts.
In the short story The Most Dangerous Game one conflict is man versus man. For example, when Rainsford sets the traps for General Zaroff. Rainsford shows how experienced he is as a hunter by setting all of the traps he learned over the years. The narrator describes how Zaroff takes the strike, “He staggered, but he did not fall nor did he drop his revolver”(12). Rainford’s first trap was man made and meant to kill Zaroff but sadly it only grazed the general. The traps and how Rainsford uses them against Zaroff shows the struggle between them while playing the most dangerous game. Zaroff’s crazy game creates a struggle between both him and Rainford. In The Most Dangerous Game this conflict appears many times in the short story and makes it more exciting to read. …show more content…
For example, when Rainsford finds himself in death swamp. The narrator states, “His foot sank into the ooze”(12). When Rainsford finds his foot slowly sinking into the quicksand of death swamp the ground threatens to swallow him whole. If Rainsford had not been able to pull himself free from the quicksand he would have died and the story would be quick and boring. Zaroff would not have been happy either if Rainford died because he would not have the excitement of the hunt. The Most Dangerous Game has examples of man vs nature that change the plot of the story in many different
In the short story The Most Dangerous Game one conflict is man versus man. For example, when Rainsford sets the traps for General Zaroff. Rainsford shows how experienced he is as a hunter by setting all of the traps he learned over the years. The narrator describes how Zaroff takes the strike, “He staggered, but he did not fall nor did he drop his revolver”(12). Rainford’s first trap was man made and meant to kill Zaroff but sadly it only grazed the general. The traps and how Rainsford uses them against Zaroff shows the struggle between them while playing the most dangerous game. Zaroff’s crazy game creates a struggle between both him and Rainford. In The Most Dangerous Game this conflict appears many times in the short story and makes it more exciting to read. …show more content…
For example, when Rainsford finds himself in death swamp. The narrator states, “His foot sank into the ooze”(12). When Rainsford finds his foot slowly sinking into the quicksand of death swamp the ground threatens to swallow him whole. If Rainsford had not been able to pull himself free from the quicksand he would have died and the story would be quick and boring. Zaroff would not have been happy either if Rainford died because he would not have the excitement of the hunt. The Most Dangerous Game has examples of man vs nature that change the plot of the story in many different