THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME- Richard Connell
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	Two Techniques Used by the Author and the Theme of the Story

 

Techniques Used by the Author Irony -In the start Rainsford says,"who cares how a jaguar feels." But in the end he realizes what it is like to be hunted like a jaguar -Zaroff keeps talking about how civil he is yet we learn that he hunts humans for sport -Rainsford says to Whitney, " The world is made up of two classes of-the hunters and the hunted. Luckily, you and I are the hunters." In the end though, Rainsford becomes the hunted Foreshadowing -When Rainsford fist meets Zaroff, Zaroff says, "Ivan is a bit of a savage, like all his kind." Then we learn that Zaroff and Ivan are both Cossacks. -Rainsford asks if Cannibals live on the island and Whitney replies," Hardly. Even cannibals wouldn't live in such a God-foresaken place." This tells you that something really bad is happening on the island Theme -The theme of "The Most Dangerous Game" is survival of the fittest -It means the stronger will prevail over the weak. There are the hunters and the hunted and the strongest is the hunter