Survival is key in The Most Dangerous Game and High Noon. Although our two protagonists, Rainsford and Will Kane, run for the beginning of the fight they quickly change that and become the predators. Both Kane and Rainsford end up winning this fight. In the movie High Noon, Frank Miller is coming back to seek revenge on Will Kane. At the end they finally have a shoot off and last man standing, which would be Kane, wins. In the book The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford is out at sea then falls off a boat and goes to an island as to where pistol shots were heard from. A little later on he has befriended a tall Russian warrior and finds out that he doesn't hunt animals, but humans. Both stories share similarities, but they do have many differences.
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"He struggled to the surface and tried to call out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face" (Connell 213). This quote shows that Rainsford is alone in the ocean, and in the middle of no where. There is no one to help him, but himself. "Kane is staring at him, stunned. Then he looks out at all the silent people with the answers on their faces" (Foreman 317). This is again another sign of loneliness. No one has volunteered to help Kane, leaving him alone to fight Miller. Both protagonists are isolated from everyone and they only person to protect then is themselves.
The conflicts in the stories are very similar in some ways. "Ben takes the first shot, but misses Kane" (Foreman 328). This shows the first attack when Miller came back. "The baying of hounds drew nearer and nearer" (Connell 230). This is the first official attack, where Ivan is holding the dogs and Zaroff is with him. They both fought their enemies and both protagonists won the
"He struggled to the surface and tried to call out, but the wash from the speeding yacht slapped him in the face" (Connell 213). This quote shows that Rainsford is alone in the ocean, and in the middle of no where. There is no one to help him, but himself. "Kane is staring at him, stunned. Then he looks out at all the silent people with the answers on their faces" (Foreman 317). This is again another sign of loneliness. No one has volunteered to help Kane, leaving him alone to fight Miller. Both protagonists are isolated from everyone and they only person to protect then is themselves.
The conflicts in the stories are very similar in some ways. "Ben takes the first shot, but misses Kane" (Foreman 328). This shows the first attack when Miller came back. "The baying of hounds drew nearer and nearer" (Connell 230). This is the first official attack, where Ivan is holding the dogs and Zaroff is with him. They both fought their enemies and both protagonists won the