“The Most Dangerous Game” Theme Analysis
Richard Connell supports the theme of all people have an animal side that is not far from their visible surface in his short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, by having a seemingly civilized man secretly have savage ways, and a sympathetic man have to resort to murder to save himself. In Connell’s story, the main character, Rainsford, is alone of a tropical island. That is, until he comes across a mansion, which is the house of general Zaroff. General Zaroff had, “...the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat,” (203). He was a rich, sophisticated man, who was incredibly polite to Rainsford, providing him with new clothes and a dinner (203). Within the same day, he tells Rainsford
Richard Connell supports the theme of all people have an animal side that is not far from their visible surface in his short story, “The Most Dangerous Game”, by having a seemingly civilized man secretly have savage ways, and a sympathetic man have to resort to murder to save himself. In Connell’s story, the main character, Rainsford, is alone of a tropical island. That is, until he comes across a mansion, which is the house of general Zaroff. General Zaroff had, “...the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat,” (203). He was a rich, sophisticated man, who was incredibly polite to Rainsford, providing him with new clothes and a dinner (203). Within the same day, he tells Rainsford