The Most Dangerous Game Literary Analysis

In the realistic fiction, short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” the author’s, Richard Connell, purpose of writing the story was to entertain the readers. The story takes place on a suspenseful island that is in the middle of the ocean, called Ship-Trap Island. Throughout the story, Connell illustrates a man vs. man and a man vs. nature conflict to manifest that Stranger Rainsford is a powerful, intelligent, and persevering person. In the story, the protagonist, Stranger Rainsford, experiences the conflict of man vs. nature exposing. In the story, Rainsford falls off of the yacht. Rainsford is then tested. “...he had reached too far and lost his balance. The cry was pitched short as the blood-warm waters of the Caribbean Sea dosed over his head”(3). This is important because this is the start of all of Rainsford’s problems. Also here is where we see him preserver. Rainsford then shows his skills. The author states, “They had come from the right, and doggedly, he swam in that direction, …show more content…
man conflict exposing his powerful and intelligent side. Stranger Rainsford is faced with the conflict of being hunted by General Zaroff. “...this game worth playing… your brain against mine . Your woodcraft against mine. Your strength and stamina against mine”(13). This is important because this is the main, most deplorable, conflict where Rainsfords true self comes out. He shows his intelligence when he goes out to go against General Zaroff and gives Zaroff a trail to follow to get him off course. Rainsford sets up a trap to get General Zaroff. “His foot touched the protruding bough that was the trigger ...general ...leaped back...but he was not quite quick enough…. He stood there rubbing his injured shoulder…”(16). This shows that Rainsford is a powerful and skillful man. He, the quarry, had outdone the hunter and injured him as well. The other used a conflict in the story to have Rainsford conquer it to show his