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Background on “The Most Dangerous Game”. Adventurous and suspenseful, “The Most Dangerous Game” struck a chord with readers far and wide. Integrating elements of both popular and literary fiction, Connell’s story provides fast-paced escapism and a menacing, Gothic atmosphere of mystery, horror, and the grotesque.
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ is a classic adventure story, first published in 1924. It is now the story for which its author, Richard Connell (1893-1949), is best-remembered, and critics and reviewers have drawn comparisons between ‘The Most Dangerous Game’ and Suzanne Collins’s bestselling Hunger Games series, because both narratives…
The Most Dangerous Game Summary. "The Most Dangerous Game" opens with a conversation between two men, Whitney and Rainsford. The pair are on a yacht headed to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. At the time of the story, they find themselves somewhere in the Caribbean. Both men are aficionados of big-game hunting.
Sanger Rainsford. A world-renowned big-game hunter and the story’s protagonist. Intelligent, experienced, and level-headed, Rainsford uses his wits and physical prowess to outwit General Zaroff. His understanding of civilization and the relationship between hunter and prey is radically transformed during his harrowing days on the island.
The general’s inflated ego, disdain for humanity, and sadistic thrill at inflicting suffering all stem from seeing life through the sights of a rifle. Zaroff finds Rainsford’s outrage naïve, primly Victorian, and overly puritan. Rainsford, however, remembers the grueling, harrowing aspects of warfare. He recalls desperately digging ...
Overview. “The Most Dangerous Game” is a 1924 short story by American author Richard Connell, also with “The Hounds of Zaroff” as its title. It tells the story of Sanger Rainsford, a big-game hunter who becomes the prey of a Russian aristocrat named General Zaroff. The story is a suspenseful and thrilling examination of the nature of ...
Full Title: The Most Dangerous Game, or The Hounds of Zaroff. Where Written: Westport, Connecticut. When Published: 1924. Literary Period: Modernism. Genre: Short story, adventure. Setting: A remote island in the Caribbean Sea. Climax: After eluding the murderous General Zaroff in the jungle, Sanger Rainsford kills the general in his mansion.
