Richard Connell, in his short story titled, The Most Dangerous Game writes about an accomplished hunter who can not imagine, not is his wildest dreams, that he is the game of another decorated hunter. The author uses imagery and descriptive comparisons to initiate and develop the storys theme. As the theme of the story unfolds the author digs a plot, creating a landscape in which the reader grows to believe in one outcome, only to realize what was planted is not what blooms. The author allows us to walk down the path with a main character named Rainsford and realize when the character realizes what seems to be isnt always what is. If one were to cite a clich one might state that the theme that Connell develops is all that glitters is not gold.
As the author develops the theme all that glitter is not gold, one sees Rainsford falling from the boat into the sea. At first one thinks the character is swallowed up by the barbaric and cruel grips of the sea. However, one finds out that the character makes it to shore and believes he is safe from, as Connell describes it the enemy of the sea (page 4). The author carefully landscapes how Rainsford overcomes the grips of a punishing sea and drags himself from the swirling waters over jagged rocks to reach a safe place. At this point the author wants the reader to believe that the character has escaped the enemy the sea (page 3) and has made it to the glittering sands of the beach which represents a safe gold harbor. Unfortunately, what appears to be a glittery and a gold safe-harbor is not what the author wants us to relay on.
In another section of the story Connell landscapes a theme of what glitters is not gold by giving the reader one impression that quickly changes course. According to Connell, the main character, Rainsford believes he has made it to a civilized place. The author allows us to observe the surroundings as Rainsford sees it. Rainsford observes the house to be civilized because the house has a medieval, magnificence, baronial halls high ceilings (page 4). Connell further depicts the house as having many animal trophies. There were heads of deer, elephants, moose, tigers and other game mounted on the walls (page 4). How impressed the main character is of the game collected on the wall. As the plot thickens, the author landscapes a picture of all that glitters is not gold when Rainsford begins to realize that he is to be part of the game collection.
What is interesting about this story are the many twists and turns the author walks the reader through as he landscapes his theme. The reader soon realized that what you expect to be the out come will not be. The author has done a great job holding ones attention and allows us to believe that what is a glittering safe place is not gold. In each section of the story the author plants one golden rose in our minds only to find out that what blooms is not a rose but its thorns.
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