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valliyarnl 's review for:
The Most Dangerous Game
by Richard Connell
4 stars
After crashing on an allegedly deserted island, big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford encounters a mysterious man named General Zaroff and his mute servant Ivan. Turns out, Zaroff is also a hunter, but he hunts a more dangerous game...
Connell utilises irony, perspective, and tone to meld the reader's perspective of the story. The murky, gothic-like atmosphere brings out a sense of dread, which not only increases the fear-factor of the story, but also inspires animosity towards human action, whether Zaroff's cruelty or Rainsford's hypocrisy. The shift in perspective, heavily foreshadowed with irony, forces to reader to be on the tips on their toes as they see Zaroff and Rainsford go head to head. My favorite area of this story was the parallels between Zaroff and Rainsford as well as what those relationships mean about revenge and justifying violence. In fact, the violence itself was portrayed in a peculiar way: throughout the novel it is in your face, until the ending, when perhaps the most atrocious deed is comitted.
A thought provoking, intense, 30 minute read. I recommend.
After crashing on an allegedly deserted island, big-game hunter Sanger Rainsford encounters a mysterious man named General Zaroff and his mute servant Ivan. Turns out, Zaroff is also a hunter, but he hunts a more dangerous game...
Connell utilises irony, perspective, and tone to meld the reader's perspective of the story. The murky, gothic-like atmosphere brings out a sense of dread, which not only increases the fear-factor of the story, but also inspires animosity towards human action, whether Zaroff's cruelty or Rainsford's hypocrisy. The shift in perspective, heavily foreshadowed with irony, forces to reader to be on the tips on their toes as they see Zaroff and Rainsford go head to head. My favorite area of this story was the parallels between Zaroff and Rainsford as well as what those relationships mean about revenge and justifying violence. In fact, the violence itself was portrayed in a peculiar way: throughout the novel it is in your face, until the ending, when perhaps the most atrocious deed is comitted.
Spoiler
I found it very interesting that the murder of Zaroff was skipped over. Zaroff always told Rainsford to omit the name murderer, when Rainsford told him of what he thought of the inhumane behaviour. As Rainsford becomes the murderer, his deed is omitted... perhaps to signify that Zaroff and Rainsford aren't that different after all? Or is Rainsford justified as he saved all the other sailors?A thought provoking, intense, 30 minute read. I recommend.