For example, the living quarters of General Zaroff. As soon as Rainsford catches sight of this house, it is described as “The mansion looms above him like something out of a Gothic novel…” (“The Most” 156). This describes the unsettling, creepy nature of Zaroff and the areas around him he infest. Later Zaroff describes the twisted and tangled jungle that he chose as the perfect habitat. Zaroff explains a past huntees attempt to dash into the jungle without thinking as ”We call it Death Swamp.There’s quicksand there. One foolish fellow tried it and stepped in it” (Connell). With many other things such as “Death Swamp” scattered around this jungle island, you are constantly on the edge of your seat waiting for something to go wrong with one misplaced step. This is the power in Richard Connell’s
For example, the living quarters of General Zaroff. As soon as Rainsford catches sight of this house, it is described as “The mansion looms above him like something out of a Gothic novel…” (“The Most” 156). This describes the unsettling, creepy nature of Zaroff and the areas around him he infest. Later Zaroff describes the twisted and tangled jungle that he chose as the perfect habitat. Zaroff explains a past huntees attempt to dash into the jungle without thinking as ”We call it Death Swamp.There’s quicksand there. One foolish fellow tried it and stepped in it” (Connell). With many other things such as “Death Swamp” scattered around this jungle island, you are constantly on the edge of your seat waiting for something to go wrong with one misplaced step. This is the power in Richard Connell’s