The Most Dangerous Game

By: Richard Conwell

The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Conwell is a very adventurous story, it has mystery and a great since of suspense. Some characteristics of this story are that its action packed story in which the class was left at the edge of their seat with the amount of action going on. Mystery and suspense is the main thing in a story that keeps the reader anxious and excited to see how the story unfolds itself. The Main characters are Rainsford and Zaroff.

On a yacht, a passenger named Whitney points out an Island in the distance, a place that sailors avoid. Rainsford is a big game hunter, and is well known for a hunting trip in the Amazon River. As the yacht sails through the darkness, Rainsford became more suspicious about the island that Whitney pointed out. Suddenly, he hears three gunshots in the distance and moves toward the railing of the deck to investigate. Holding himself onto the rail to try and get a better look, Rainsford drops his pipe, loses his balance, while trying to catch it. He suddenly, fell into the water. He cried and yelled for help the yacht quickly disappeared into the fog. Rainsford decides to swim in the gunshots' direction. He hears the sound of an animal and heads straight for it. He hears another pistol shot. He assumes someone else is on the island, so he wonders who it is. In addition, exhaustedly Rainsford reaches the rocky shore and falls into a deep sleep. He wakes the next afternoon and sets off in search of food, he begins to search the whole jungle for food, and he walks to a bloody trail where a large animal had been beaten. He finds an empty rifle cartridge nearby. He follows the hunter's footprints in the darkness and eventually to a mention. Rainsford was confused, since everyone avoids this island why would there be a house on it. He wants to find out who lives in a mansion on top a mountain with only one exit and is surrounded by water. Rainsford thinks the house is a mirage, until he opens the Iron gate and knocks on the door. Ivan, a man with a gun all dressed up professionally, answers and refuses to help Rainsford until another man, walking down the stairs with fine clothes on that looks like he is a millionaire, came to Rainsford and welcomed him inside. Zaroff greets Rainsford warmly and has Ivan show him to a room where he can dress for dinner. The huge, dining hall features numerous stuffed and mounted heads, trophies that Zaroff has brought back from his hunting adventures around the world. There's only large animal heads. The two men sit down at the dinner table eating and talking about the hunting game. Rainsford said how dangerous it is to hunt a buffalo. Zaroff states that he now hunts far more dangerous game on his island. He talks about his past about hunting and said how the game became too easy. Zaroff hints, however, that he has found a new kind of animal to hunt, one with courage, and reason. Rainsford's