...John Swenson English 11 1st Hour Comparison/Contrast Essay In this essay of comparison and contrast there will be comparisons and contrasts- or in other words similarities and differences- in Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” and Richard Connell’s, “The Most Dangerous Game”. The comparisons will be constructed of the settings, characters, and conflict. First topic to be compared is conflict. The two stories share two conflicts, a struggle for survival. In Jack London’s “To Build A Fire” the main character, not named, thinks in his head, “Without doubt he would lose some fingers and toes and some of his face…” (London 703). In the same manner, the main character, named Rainsford, kills a dog and the “bad guy” says to him “… I’ll see what you can do against my whole pack” (Connell 28). However, the two stories differ in what they struggle against. In “To Build A Fire” the conflict is person versus nature. For example the guy builds a fire and from the spruce tree falls some snow and puts out the fire; to quote “He should not have built the fire under the spruce tree” (London 700). Meanwhile, in “The Most Dangerous Game” the conflict is person versus person which is Rainsford being hunted down by General Zaroff-the “bad guy”- in the middle of a baron island. To quote from General Zaroff “Your strength and stamina against mine” (Connell 24). Secondly, literary item number two is setting. In both stories the setting is set in isolated places. Like in “To Build A Fire” its...
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...Most Dangerous Game vs. Young Goodman Brown Fiction Essay Outline COURSE # and Title: English 102: Literature and Composition SEMESTER OF ENROLLMENT: Summer B16 2012 NAME: Serena Bostick ID#:L23079418 Writing Style Used: APA Serena Bostick Professor Spring Zuidema English 102-B16 20 May 2012 The Most Dangerous Game vs. Young Goodman Brown I. These are two well-known short stories, “The Most Dangerous Game” and “Young Goodman Brown”, these stories both depict evil in their settings, plot, and characterization. 1. Both of the short stories have different settings but both of the settings go great with the plot. a. In the short story “The Most Dangerous Game” the setting takes place in the early 1920’s shortly after the First World War. b. In the short story “Young Goodman Brown” the setting takes place in the late seventeenth century in Salem, a town northeast of Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. II. Characters in both of these short stories have many similarities such as they both show evil traits that allow the plot to flow. a. The main characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” are Sanger Rainsford, General Zaroff, Whitney, Ivan, Neilsen, and Crewmen of the San Lucar. b. The main characters in “Young Goodman Brown” are Goodman Brown, Faith, The Devil Figure, Minister, Deacon Gookin, Goody Cloyse, Martha Carrier, Powwows, and Various Townspeople. III. The plot of the short stories, although they differ, both contain evil conflicts...
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...Fiction Essay: The Thesis of both stories “The lottery” and “The Most Dangerous game” are similar, both writer stress on conflicts and struggle main character experience in the story to protect their lives. The Introduction of the stories tells the setting, the villagers of a small town gather together in the square on 27 June to participate in a lottery that took two days. While the most dangerous game, it took place on an island with few people. Thesis statement is that a tradition can be detrimental to your lives. According to “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson, it was about a villager. In fact, about 300 people lives in the villages who might have forgetting tradition lottery which were play long time age and blindly accepted the game without asking question about the rules and regulation to enable all villages understand the consequence of the game. Where as in “The most dangerous game” written by Richard Connell in an island. Few people participated in the game. The general, zaroff along with his friend Ivan, as well as his dog, team against one person to play a hunting game. Both people understood the danger of the game very well, but one refuse to play while the other person finds pleasure in playing the game. The Major Character “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson it seems that the characters were very happy to participate in the events. The villages were rejoicing to play the game; however, the game has been around for years, but some villages has...
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...Fiction Essay COURSE # and TITLE: ENGL 102: Literature and Composition SEMESTER OF ENROLLMENT: Spring B19 2012 NAME: Nick Barbir ID #_23920518_ WRITING STYLE USED: MLA Nick Barbir Mrs. Horne ENGL 102-B19 6 February 2012 The Most Dangerous Game vs. Young Goodman Brown In two of the most well-known short stories, “The Most Dangerous Game” and “Young Goodman Brown”, there are ironic similarities portraying evil between their settings, characterization, and plot. I. There happen to be different settings in both of the short stories but both of the settings adapt well with their plots. a. In the short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” the setting takes place in the early 1920’s after the First World War on a small tropical island somewhere in the Caribbean, known as Ship-Trap Island by the sailors. b. Whereas, in the short story, “Young Goodman Brown” the story is set in the late seventeenth century in Salem, a small town northeast of Boston in Massachusetts around the time of the Salem witch trials. II. The characters in both of these short stories have close similarities to each other as they both demonstrate good and evil traits, which help the plot flow. a. The main characters in “The Most Dangerous Game” are Sanger Rainsford, General Zaroff, Whitney, and Ivan. b. The main characters in the story “Young Goodman Brown” are Goodman Brown, Faith, The Old Man/Devil Figure, The Minister, Goody Cloyse, and Deakon Gookin. III. The...
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...Fiction Essay Tawanda Robertson Liberty University ` Thesis Statement: The fictional stories both deal with the behavior of people toward other individuals. Both stories having different writing styles and different settings but the outcome is the same. As "The Lottery" deal with winnings by stoning people, but when the winner are chosen it is a different ball game. I. The Lottery Fictional story setting is normal people from a small village. A. The Lottery story takes place on the sunny summer day on June 27th. B. The place represents normal business places such as post office, schools, and a bank. C. The story takes places around ten o’clock in the morning. II. The main characters are the 300 people of the village. A. Mr. Summers is a jovial man that conducted the lottery. B. Tessie Hutchinson, who was stoned. C. Old man Warner, who was the oldest person in the village, III. The people from the village seem happy to be gathering around for the lottery that takes up to two hours since it was only about 300 people in town. IV. The most dangerous game story settings take place late at night in a yacht on an island, known as Ship-Trap Island. A. General Zaroff’s home. B. Jungle V. The main characters are the General Zaroff’s and Sanger Rainsford. A. Whitney B. Ivan VI. Sanger Rainsford thought hunting animals was all fun and games until he become the victim, and he had to fight for survival...
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...This essay examines the villains from “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell and “The Destructors” by Graham Green. By comparison and contrast, it is found that Trevor and General Zaroff possess different temperaments and behavioral traits, and yet have many similarities in method, background, and morality. Both villains are motivated by boredom and a need to express their superiority. Many parallels can be drawn from “The Most Dangerous Game” byRichard Connell and “The Destructors” by Graham Greene, especially between Trevor and General Zaroff. Both of them are flat characters and both are the villains of the stories in which they reside. Trevor is the protagonist of “The Destructors” and General Zaroff is the antagonist of “The Most Dangerous Game.” Trevor and General Zaroff posses different temperaments and behavioral traits, and yet have many similarities in method, background, and morality. Both villains are motivated by boredom and a need to express their superiority. General Zaroff is an older, white-haired gentleman who is affable, hospitable, and good natured, while Trevor is a young gang member who is brooding and silent. General Zaroff is a hunter, and as such is a man of action – he enjoys the chase, the hunt. The boy prefers to sit quietly while planning and scheming. Trevor does not show even “the smallest flicker of glee” (Greene, 1954), while Zaroff openly shows his amusement with the game by smiling when he finds Rainsford in a tree, and by verbally stating...
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...Adrienne Wesley Fiction Essay 201420 Spring 2014 ENG 102 D44 LUO April 6, 2014 Nathan Valle, professor Thesis Statement: The Lottery and The Most Dangerous Game are stories that demonstrate man’s fascination with evil and how they delight in the destruction of human life I. The setting of The Lottery paints the picture of a civilized society. A. The story takes place in June B. The village has places representative of civilization a. A bank b. Schools c. Post office II. The Mood of the story is light and provides no insight to the tragedy about to unfold A. The people act as if the lottery is a time of joy B. There is no evidence of the stoning C. The villagers seem light hearted and jovial D. They make jokes as they assemble for the lottery III. The Characters are influenced by their setting A. The lottery is a tradition B. People participate in the lottery just because it is a tradition C. No one opposes the lottery, all are willing participants D. Other villages have stopped the tradition E. Setting makes story outcome unbelievable IV. The Most Dangerous Game takes place in a jungle on an island and General Zaroff’s home A. Ship-Trap Island , an island known for its reputation B. The Island seems civilized C. Different from The Lottery because the reader believes there could be danger D. Setting gives the reader a false sense of security a. Basic needs (food...
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...Fiction Essay ENGL 102: Literature and Composition THESIS In today’s world we are surrounded by great people everyday, however, unfortunately there are just as many bad people as good. This is a world where people sin everyday repeatedly like there is nothing that should stop them. Where people take advantage and prey on the innocent. A world in which it grows harder and harder to trust because there are so many people with cold hearts that don’t have the first clue what it means to be genuine. We are all practically living in a world that is full of self-centered people that are only looking out for themselves and what benefits them. Besides that, they have no true value of other humans life as long as it is not effecting their own. Of course it is wrong, but it seems that as time continues it just gets worse and worse. Will it ever stop? Probably not and that is what’s scary. The two stories “The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” both exemplify characteristics of selfishness, violence and cruelty throughout different scenarios. Both stories are ones which could happen in today’s world, they may not be the most common situations, but they are very much possible. Comparing and contrasting these two stories, it becomes quite interesting how these are things that could very easily be real life because people like these characters do exist. The news is a reminder everyday and even in the Bible, there are so many instances where these acts are frowned upon. To not kill...
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...Critical Essay Assignment “The Most Dangerous Game,” “The Scarlet Ibis,” and “ Blues Ain’t No Mockingbird” all are short stories that possess different messages, characters, setting, and plot. Based on the elements stated previously, the best of the mentioned three is “The Scarlet Ibis.” “The Scarlet Ibis” holds a very important message in the story, which is pride. Pride is linked directly to shame and embarrassment like a scale, where no embarrassment or shame leads to a head held high. In the story, Brother is feeling ashamed due to Doodle’s disability, and at one point he considers killing him with a pillow. However, Brother’s feelings for Doodle changes as he further connects with him when he teaches Doodle how to walk on his fragile...
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...Fiction Essay Angel M. Braxton Liberty University Online Abstract Short stories can be exciting, dramatic, suspenseful or even educational. I enjoy reading my daughter’s short stories because they are filled with so much imagination. The story “The Most Dangerous Game, Sanger Rainsford, the main character is quite disturbing as a person because of the comments made throughout the story. The story is an inversion of the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s. It is considered to be the paradigm example for the man vs. man plot archetype. On the other hand in the story “The Destructors”, the main character, Trevor has conflicting feelings and actions so trying to figure out who he really is, is confusing. Fiction Essay Sanger Rainsford is a professional hunter and he and a colleague went on an excursion to Rio to hunt Jacquards. During their boat ride along the Caribbean Sea, his colleague Whitney mention they were passing by a mysterious island- called Ship-Trap Island. Instantly, Sanger became very interested in the island and wanted to know where there cannibals living on the island. That seem quite odd coming from a professional animal hunter. He even went as far as trying to see the island thru the night fog. The narrator seem to be a little creepy at this point because the tone changed as if he was not scared or even uptight about the island as the boat crew was. Sanger classified the world into two...
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...Fiction Essay Comparison and Contrast of “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Child by Tiger” Sara Poet ENG 102- B21-LUO 9/7/13 Thesis: In these two stories we observe some of man’s darker nature. We observe two seemingly normal people with dark sides to each of them and will explain how each one is similar and also very different from one another. I. The protagonist, General Zaroff is the main focus of the essay, because of his darker nature and his motivations. A. At first, General Zaroff comes off as welcoming and kind in nature for taking Rainsford in. He gives Rainsford food, clothing and shelter after being lost at sea. B. The man explains to Rainsford that he has been a hunter his whole life and is good at what he does, but he has grown bored of hunting animals. C. He then comes to conclusion that he hunts man because of their strength, courage, and reason. D. Eventually he then forces Rainsford to participate in the game as Zaroff’s game. E. In the end, Rainsford finds his way back to the house and kills Zaroff, leaving him a s “food for the hounds” II. In the story, “The Child by Tiger”, Dick Prosser is the main character of the story. A. At first the story comes of praising Dick, almost making him seem perfect. He is a “deeply religious man”...
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...“The Lottery” and “The Most Dangerous Game” Fiction: Essay ENGL 102 Composition and Literature Liberty University Professor Rachel Downie 201540 Fall 2015 ENGL 102-D27 OUTLINE I. Introduction: a. Thesis Statement: Through scenery and characterization in “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the violence in human nature is put to the test with what is right and what has become tradition. II. The Scenery: a. Scenery of lottery is so serene, peaceful, and beautiful compared to what is going to happen. b. Compare scenery of “Most Dangerous Game” with “The Lottery” c. Discuss how these two set the scene for two events that take place III. Characterization: a. Discuss the attitude of the village in “The Lottery” b. Discuss the attitude of General Zaroff in “The Most Dangerous Game” c. How these two attitudes go together and also go against each other IV. Human Nature: a. Human nature in “The Lottery” b. Human nature in “The Most Dangerous Game” c. Human nature in general V. Conclusion: a. Biblical Perspective of both stories b. Final Thoughts The cold wintery nights in contrast with the character Tiny Tim from “A Christmas Carol,” Nemo’s dad in contrast to the vast ocean and entirely too large of a world in the movie Finding Nemo, Adam and Eve in that radiant garden of Eden. All of these characterizations wildly contrast with...
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...Fiction Essay ENGL 102 Composition and Literature APA Abstract Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Thomas Wolfe’s “The Child by Tiger” have many similarities in the stories. Two men face conflict of good and evil, but in different perspectives because the two types of literature are wrote differently. “The Most Dangerous Game” is escape literature; it’s adventurous and unrealistic, written for pleasure, while “The Child by Tiger” is interpretive literature it teaches about the world around us and helps one understand deeper issues. In both stories, the characters show different sides to themselves they show their good side and fool people thinking they are someone they are not and eventually show their evil side. Fiction Essay In both “The Most Dangerous Game” and “The Child by Tiger” both men are portrayed very civilized and kind, but both authors show how people can change in an instance and become murderers. In “The Most Dangerous Game” Sanger Rainsford is the story protagonist he is an intelligent renowned hunter who believes the world consist of only predators and pray. As he is traveling on a yacht for Rio de Janeiro with a friend named Whitney she points out a mysterious island that people named Ship-Trap Island. Whitney becomes tired and wants to go bed, but Rainsford stays ups to have another smoke. While he is up, he hears gunshots in the direction of the island. Rainsford leans to far over and falls overboard, he calls for help no one hears...
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...PEOPLE AREN’T WHO YOU BELIEVE THEM TO BE AN ESSAY OF COMPARISION “THE CHILD BY TIGER AND THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME RICHARD CONNELL AND THOMAS WOLFE AUTHORS BRUCE ALLMAN ENGLISH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE When I read both these short stories , my initial thought was that these have Little in common. Wolfe’s story “Child by Tiger ‘ takes place in the early 20th Century , and so does Connell’s but the places where they are set are very different. Connell’s has an exotic locale and Wolfe’s in the backwoods of the United States Of America. Both stories contain manhunts complete with motivations for the hunts could not be more opposite . In “The Most Dangerous Game “ General Zaroff , the antagonist resorts to hunting humans for sport . He made this clear to the protagonist Rainsford when he said , “Hunting tigers ceased To interest me some years ago.” I have exhausted their possibilities. “No thrill left in tigers , no real threat , no real danger I live for danger “! “ He becomes an expert hunter and decides to hunt a more elevated quarry, one that can reason .. Humans. Hungering...
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...Games with simulated violence have become more and more popular with teens over the past few years. The games are not just played beyond screens, but also played in real life too. At St. Ann’s High School, they play the game “Killer”, which includes water guns to kill their targets or they will be killed by other competitors. The perilous games shouldn’t be played by teens because they make the gamers go to drastic measures to win, changes behaviors, and motivates people to kill people. These violent games make the players want to win so bad that they will do whatever it takes to achieve that win. An example of this found in Shoot-Out was at the beginning of the battle. “Protell took a car to Newark Airport, found the victims before they passed through security, and dispatched them using two bathtub ‘squirt fish.’” This proves that the contestants aren’t just killing the other player...
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