In 1924, the frightening story “The Most Dangerous Game” was written. In 1967, “Gilligan’s Island” produced an episode based on the story called “The Hunter”. Though there were many things in common, there were some major differences. In the story, the cold-blooded General Zaroff had always hunted humans on the island and went up against the also skilled hunter Rainsford, but in “Gilligan’s Island” the hunter Kincaid suddenly gets the idea to hunt the speedy and clumsy Gilligan when he arrives at the island to discover there are seven people that civilization has no idea are there. The haunting tale is turned comedic when changed into the episode, but it still keep its focal point on how the hunters wanted a more difficult challenge. I will say the similarities and the differences of these two versions of “The Most Dangerous Game.”
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They both saw this opportunity as a new challenge. Right after this “aha” moment, the general, or hunter, explained to the ones about to be hunted, the game he was about to play. Also, in both stories the hunters have friendliness in their tone. Almost as if they cared for them before they tried to murder them. When Gilligan won the game, the hunter kept his word and spared his life. We know the general sticks to his word because in the story it says, “My dear fellow, have I not told you I always mean what I say about
They both saw this opportunity as a new challenge. Right after this “aha” moment, the general, or hunter, explained to the ones about to be hunted, the game he was about to play. Also, in both stories the hunters have friendliness in their tone. Almost as if they cared for them before they tried to murder them. When Gilligan won the game, the hunter kept his word and spared his life. We know the general sticks to his word because in the story it says, “My dear fellow, have I not told you I always mean what I say about