In this short story, “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell, the author uses multiple techniques of suspense. Rainsford, a skilled hunter, gets trapped inside an isolated island from a mysterious man that hunts humans. Rainsford is suggested by Zaroff to stay on the island with him, but instead he chooses to flee from Captain Zaroff. Rainsford goes through an enormous adventure of survival which allows him to grow throughout this story. The author creates suspense with foreshadowing and diction…
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