A story with an engaging plot and suspenseful incidents almost always draw readers in, especially when the novel includes life-defining choices. Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Frank Stockton’s “The Lady or the Tiger” are two examples. Both stories consist of characters that have gotten themselves into a situation that can’t be escaped from. Connell’s includes a man who is forced to be hunted by another hunter, while Stockton’s story involves a semi-barbaric king punishing an innocent courtier for being in love with the king’s daughter. These two narratives have their own ways of grabbing the reader’s attention, but Connell’s does a superior job at keeping it throughout the story.
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Connell’s sentences go from lengthy and flowy, to short and choppy when the plot starts to thicken. Meanwhile Stockton, for the most part, doesn’t have a variety of sentence lengths. His statements are long mainly because he used a great amount of detail, but they often dragged on. Stockton has mainly one missing aspect that caused the reader to wonder: did the courtier pick the lady or the tiger? Connell however, used many details, but also left many puzzling questions in the reader’s head; some of those questions being did Rainsford kill Zaroff? Did the crew on the yacht ever go looking for Rainsford? What does Zaroff do when he wins his cruel game? “The Most Dangerous Game” is definitely a more exciting plot to read.
Overall, “The Most Dangerous Game” is a better story than “The Lady or the Tiger.” Stockton’s story has elements that are great on their own, but don’t connect well. Connell does a fine job at using foreshadowing and dialogue. Connell’s use of literary elements is a great part of why his story is read by many. Connell is just one of many authors that use an assortment of techniques to convince the reader that the story they’re about to read is
Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” …show more content…
Connell’s sentences go from lengthy and flowy, to short and choppy when the plot starts to thicken. Meanwhile Stockton, for the most part, doesn’t have a variety of sentence lengths. His statements are long mainly because he used a great amount of detail, but they often dragged on. Stockton has mainly one missing aspect that caused the reader to wonder: did the courtier pick the lady or the tiger? Connell however, used many details, but also left many puzzling questions in the reader’s head; some of those questions being did Rainsford kill Zaroff? Did the crew on the yacht ever go looking for Rainsford? What does Zaroff do when he wins his cruel game? “The Most Dangerous Game” is definitely a more exciting plot to read.
Overall, “The Most Dangerous Game” is a better story than “The Lady or the Tiger.” Stockton’s story has elements that are great on their own, but don’t connect well. Connell does a fine job at using foreshadowing and dialogue. Connell’s use of literary elements is a great part of why his story is read by many. Connell is just one of many authors that use an assortment of techniques to convince the reader that the story they’re about to read is