Suspense In 'The Most Dangerous Game'

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In the short story, the writer uses imagery, theme, foreshadowing, and fear to add to the plot of the story. The conflicts throughout the story help build suspense and it leaves the reader excited to keep on reading the story to find out what happens next. The author makes use of imagery quite often because it helped the reader understand the details better. All through the story, the writer’s extraordinary use of suspense keeps its readers wondering until the end. Such creative writing ignites the yearning for more and makes the reader continue reading; it keeps the readers captivated until the thrilling end. "The Most Dangerous Game" is a key instance of suspense. It also leaves us asking the question like, what is the meaning of civilization.

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