The Most Dangerous Game and the Destructors
Essay by baldredlion • February 5, 2016 • Research Paper • 390 Words (2 Pages) • 1,408 Views
David Stephens
L27594567
Eng 102
Thesis Statement
In "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Destructors" authors Richard Connell and Graham Greene employ setting and characterization showing the decline of human decency when there is no accountability.
Outline
I. Setting
A. “The Most Dangerous Game” - Island; Jungle…difficult to survive. A “moonless,” air like “moist black velvet, (The Most Dangerous Game 1.6)
B. "The Destructors" opens in a war torn area of England. …Also very difficult to survive. The gang met every morning in the site of a car park, the site of the last bomb of the first blitz. (The Destructors 3.1)
II. Characterization
A. Blackie and T are the strong leaders of the Wormsley Commons gang before "T" takes over (The Destructors 3.2)
B. Rainsford is the macho man, big game hunter who is out for the big Kill. (The Most Dangerous Game 9.1)
C. General Zaroff the inhabitant of “Ship Trap” Island - Also a hunter and has graduated hunting humans.
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