High Noon Literary Analysis

Every story has protagonists choosing between moral issues- issues of right and wrong. Their choice depicts the series of events that take place through out the story. The film and story we experienced in class were some of the first stories to use these themes. They use them similarly and differently making both of these stories great and unique in their own way. In the novel The Most Dangerous Game written by Richard Connell a world class hunter experiences getting hunted after washing up on an island. He is hunted by a narcissistic psychopath who thinks it it okay to hunt and murder men in cold blood. In the film High Noon written by Carl Foreman Will Kane the marshal of the early western town Haleyville feels the need to protect the town …show more content…
They also set tone of how the characters deal with their environment around them. The one thing they share in common are that they are both isolated from civilization outside the area which makes both settings lawless. "There is one street, a rambling, crooked affair that ends a little way past the relatively new Commercial Hotel, and then becomes a narrow and disappearing path into the prairie"(Foreman).Everything else is different. In the novel the story takes place in a jungle. This makes it tough to maneuver through the trees and vines, and it is hard to navigate where you are on the island. You need landmarks to help you find your way around. In the film there is a town, but everyone is hiding in the buildings from the criminals who come to the town. The populated town becomes a ghost town in the matter of minutes. You can leave the town though on horse or by train where as you are deserted on an island in the novel. That is the main difference in the setting from the film to the book. The film allows you to run, but Will Kane is such a hero that he stayed to protect the innocent. This brings out his true character. The book holds Rainsford captive on the island where he has to use his wit to survive the