The story features a big-game hunter from New York City who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Russian aristocrat. This anxious feeling helps the reader to feel like Rainsford in the story and like the prey he hunted.The Most Dangerous Game is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's on January 19, 1924. Just as Rainsford is treated to the feeling of anxiety from being preyed upon, the reader feels this same anxiety due to Connell's use of suspense. Later, when General Zaroff hunts him for sport and Rainsford learns what it is like to be prey first hand. The protagonist Rainsford is a world-renowned hunter who, at the beginning of the story, defends hunting to a companion who suggests hunting might be cruel. "The Most Dangerous Game" is liberally sprinkled with suspense from start to finish in order to set an anxious tone. His mind worked frantically." The suspense makes the reader respect Rainsford and root for him. Another time Rainsford muses, about Zaroff, his assistant - Ivan, and their pack of vicious dogs, that, "They would be on him any minute now. The reader feels the continual effort Rainsford must put in to survive. This suspense helps the reader to sympathize more with the him and recognize the absolute strength needed to survive his situation.
While being hunted, the protagonist hopes that he will not lose his nerve, for example, when he breaks cover before changing hiding places. The suspense used in "The Most Dangerous Game" draws attention to Rainsford's courage and determination. Suspense makes "The Most Dangerous Game" a more immersive read. The reader feels like he or she is living the story with Rainsford. When "Desperately he struck out with strong strokes after the receding lights of the yacht," Rainsford's fate is uncertain. This further draws attention to Rainsford's plight. On several occasions Connell uses suspense to force the reader to recap a bit and speculate before revealing what happens. It's rather a mystery-," this signals to the reader that the island is important, and then the story jumps into solving that mystery. For example, when Whitney begins the story with, "Off there to the right-somewhere-is a large island. Almost every important plot event is marked by a moment of suspense. While the story doesn't feel rushed, there are no parts where the reader is certain what will happen next. Connell uses suspense in "The Most Dangerous Game" to keep the story fast-paced.
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