Facing adversity can be extremely difficult, especially when it comes down to life or death. In Liam O’Flaherty’s short story “The Sniper”, he writes about a sniper who becomes stuck in a tough position. Similarly, Richard Connell, the author of “The Most Dangerous Game”, writes about man who also finds himself in a difficult situation. In “The Sniper”, two soldiers are on opposite sides of the street watching out for their enemies. After a while the main character’s enemy sees him, and shoots him in the arm. He has to be quick in order to survive. Comparatively, the story told in “The Most Dangerous Game” is about a man named Rainsford, who is a hunter on a ship, searching for his next victim. While sailing, he unfortunately falls overboard.
