Richard Connell uses simile in “The Most Dangerous Game” to create and build a more suspenseful and vivid text. While doing so, it allows the reader to see more clearly about the harsh and intense environments in the story. Text evidence that supports this statement is, “Giant rocks with razor edges crouch like a sea monster with wide open jaws.” (Connell 8) This quote creates a disturbing image by making rocks seem to be more frightening and intense scene for the reader. Another quote that helps explain simile is, “The mucked sucked at his foot as if it were a giant leech.” (Connell 13) This allows the reader to clearly see that the character is in a harsh and broken environment by over exaggerating the way the character was stuck in the muck.
