“The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game,” by Richard Connell are both suspenseful and horror-based fictional short stories. “The Lottery” gives the reader a chill when one of the main characters is brutually stoned. However, “The Most Dangerous Game” will send shivers up the reader’s spine when the hunter gets captured by the game- human vs. human. The eloquent style and visually precise depictions in “The Most Dangerous Game” makes it the most enthralling. Both books have four main characters that interact in seemingly similar ways. Upon first read, both books give the impression that they are suspenseful in frightening detail. However, a closer comparison of character sheds light upon the drastic differences that make “The Most Dangerous Game” the more horrific of the two short stories.
Sanger Rainsford is the leading character in “The Most Dangerous Game” and holds the focus of the story dialog just as Mr. Summers does in “The Lottery.” Rainsford comes from an upstanding and wealthy background with big game hunting being his extreme hobby that turned into his career. Whereas, Mr. Summers is a local coal operations owner in the village, he holds a reigning amount of respect from the townspeople giving him a quasi political figurehead position. Mr. Summers is known for his “happy-go-lucky” personality and is looked upon …show more content…
Summers and Sanger Rainsford are Mr. Harry Graves and Whitney. Mr. Harry Graves is the local postmaster that assists Mr. Summers with every lottery. Mr. Summers’ character is very similar to Whitney, Rainsford’s confidont and traveling companion. Both characters seem to offer an advisory role that is valued, but not always followed by their superiors. In Whitney’s case, he warned Sanger Rainsford not to sail near Ship Trap Island and also challenged Rainsford in his views of animal’s rights and life. Rainsford scoffed at Whitney’s forewarning and blew him off as being “too sensitive and
Sanger Rainsford is the leading character in “The Most Dangerous Game” and holds the focus of the story dialog just as Mr. Summers does in “The Lottery.” Rainsford comes from an upstanding and wealthy background with big game hunting being his extreme hobby that turned into his career. Whereas, Mr. Summers is a local coal operations owner in the village, he holds a reigning amount of respect from the townspeople giving him a quasi political figurehead position. Mr. Summers is known for his “happy-go-lucky” personality and is looked upon …show more content…
Summers and Sanger Rainsford are Mr. Harry Graves and Whitney. Mr. Harry Graves is the local postmaster that assists Mr. Summers with every lottery. Mr. Summers’ character is very similar to Whitney, Rainsford’s confidont and traveling companion. Both characters seem to offer an advisory role that is valued, but not always followed by their superiors. In Whitney’s case, he warned Sanger Rainsford not to sail near Ship Trap Island and also challenged Rainsford in his views of animal’s rights and life. Rainsford scoffed at Whitney’s forewarning and blew him off as being “too sensitive and