Analysis Of The Most Dangerous Game

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display all the skills and tricks they have
learned over the years, and then wage war against each other. The setting
plays a sufficient role in the story's overall development. Without this
setting the story would not reveal the game of “cat and mouse” which is
going on. The setting holds the bulk of the action in it, the story has
characters hiding in trees, falling in quicksand, and by being led into
traps. Not using this setting in the story would make the story miss out
on its excitement and suspense.
The next few paragraphs will introduce the characters and will
provide a psychological profile of them. Some observations will also be
made on the relative importance of the element of character in the story's
development.
Beginning with the characters which play a lesser role in the story.
Whitney is a man who does not believe in hunting and killing animals, he
believe's that animals understand that there being hunted down and killed.
Whitney's main importance ...

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of his boredom towards hunting just animals. General Zaroff has
the same views as Whitney, in the sense that humans and animals are equal.
The difference being, General Zaroff believe's killing an animal is the
same as killing a man.
The character Ivan, known as General Zaroffs servant, does not play
a big part in the story. However, we know Ivan is General Zaroffs right-
hand man. Ivan is considered a savage in the story, which would make it
easy for someone like General Zaroff to control. Although, Ivan should be
considered a main asset to General Zaroff, for he is the General's
alternative for captive's who choose not to play the General's lethal game.
The major ...

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