The 2 stories High Noon and “The Most Dangerous Game” have many similarities and differences. The movie High Noon is about a Marshal of a town just trying to take responsibility for his town while facing many other conflicts going on around him, and “The Most Dangerous Game” is about a man playing a deathly game to determine if he lives or dies. Although the short story and movie are similar if you’re looking at character and conflict, they happen to be very different when it comes to the setting.
The 2 protagonists of “The Most Dangerous Game” and High Noon, Rainsford and Will Kane are very similar in how their characters are both played. “I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve” (Connell 17). This quote Rainsford said from “The Most Dangerous Game” explains that he was nervous about the …show more content…
“Will, I think you ought to go while there’s still time. It’s better for you- and better for us.” (Foreman 315). This quote from the movie proves that everyone is against Will and he is alone for basically the whole movie, which creates a big conflict. This shows similarity to “The Most Dangerous Game” because once Rainsford falls off the yacht at the beginning of the story, he is alone and by himself for the rest of it. Another big similarity in conflict is the protagonists in both stories have a disadvantage. Kane is all by himself going up against Frank Miller and his gang, which is 3 guys. He is also disliked by many people in the town, while Frank is extremely popular and well liked by most of the townspeople. This obviously shows who most people are rooting for in this showdown! Ironically, Rainsford also has a disadvantage, because while General Zaroff knows where all the traps and hiding spaces are, it is all new to Rainsford. He doesn’t know where everything is and has to make do with what he can. As you can tell, the conflicts are extremely
The 2 protagonists of “The Most Dangerous Game” and High Noon, Rainsford and Will Kane are very similar in how their characters are both played. “I must keep my nerve. I must keep my nerve” (Connell 17). This quote Rainsford said from “The Most Dangerous Game” explains that he was nervous about the …show more content…
“Will, I think you ought to go while there’s still time. It’s better for you- and better for us.” (Foreman 315). This quote from the movie proves that everyone is against Will and he is alone for basically the whole movie, which creates a big conflict. This shows similarity to “The Most Dangerous Game” because once Rainsford falls off the yacht at the beginning of the story, he is alone and by himself for the rest of it. Another big similarity in conflict is the protagonists in both stories have a disadvantage. Kane is all by himself going up against Frank Miller and his gang, which is 3 guys. He is also disliked by many people in the town, while Frank is extremely popular and well liked by most of the townspeople. This obviously shows who most people are rooting for in this showdown! Ironically, Rainsford also has a disadvantage, because while General Zaroff knows where all the traps and hiding spaces are, it is all new to Rainsford. He doesn’t know where everything is and has to make do with what he can. As you can tell, the conflicts are extremely