The Most Dangerous Game Analysis Rough Draft Foreshadowing and tension are difficult tools to employ correctly, but Connell uses them ingeniously, creating the feeling of helplessness in the mind of the reader as suspense unfolds. In his short story, The Most Dangerous Game, Connell unravels a thrilling story full of action and suspense, capturing every moment, and setting the story as an instant classic in the hearts of readers. His story makes the reader question mankind's morality, alongside a sense of realism that amplifies the suspense in The Most Dangerous Game. Connell drops small crumbs hinting towards the outcome the story. His foreshadowing creates a feeling of mystery as the reader slowly puts together the puzzle pieces, trying
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One way Connell builds tension is through his slow revelation of facts. At one point of the story, Rainsford is having dinner with General Zarroff. They are talking about hunting, and Zarroff reveals that despite his love of hunting, he had grown bored of the practice. He claims that "[he] had to invent a new animal to hunt". This causes the reader to think of the signs of a dead animal Rainsford had discovered, and tension instantly builds as the reader remembers the suspense of the earlier moment, and realize that Zarroff had been the one that killed the animal. Zarroff says that his prey "must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason" (18-19). At this point the reader has formulated what he thinks the animal Zarroff is speaking of is, but he is not sure, and he is afraid of what the truth is. Rainsford objects that "no animal can reason" (19). At this point the reader is holding his breathe as Zarroff replies "my dear fellow... there is one that can" (19). The reader's fears are affirmed, the general is hunting humans, but Rainsford still doesn't know what Zarroff is talking about, creating helplessness in the mind of the reader. The reader wants Rainsford to run, but has no control over the story. Later in the story Connell builds tension through sound. He describes how Rainsford "was awakened by a sound." The reader is already
One way Connell builds tension is through his slow revelation of facts. At one point of the story, Rainsford is having dinner with General Zarroff. They are talking about hunting, and Zarroff reveals that despite his love of hunting, he had grown bored of the practice. He claims that "[he] had to invent a new animal to hunt". This causes the reader to think of the signs of a dead animal Rainsford had discovered, and tension instantly builds as the reader remembers the suspense of the earlier moment, and realize that Zarroff had been the one that killed the animal. Zarroff says that his prey "must have courage, cunning, and, above all, it must be able to reason" (18-19). At this point the reader has formulated what he thinks the animal Zarroff is speaking of is, but he is not sure, and he is afraid of what the truth is. Rainsford objects that "no animal can reason" (19). At this point the reader is holding his breathe as Zarroff replies "my dear fellow... there is one that can" (19). The reader's fears are affirmed, the general is hunting humans, but Rainsford still doesn't know what Zarroff is talking about, creating helplessness in the mind of the reader. The reader wants Rainsford to run, but has no control over the story. Later in the story Connell builds tension through sound. He describes how Rainsford "was awakened by a sound." The reader is already