Friday, May 22, 2020

The Most Dangerous Game And Porphyrias Lover Analysis

While some stories are nice and happy â€Å"The Most Dangerous Game† and â€Å"Porphyria’s Lover† are not like that. They are about murder. The characters think what they are doing is for everyones well being and that this is normal, but really as the reader we can see that in no way is that normal. The authors use obsession to show man vs. man, man vs. nature and man vs. society. Browning and Connell use conflict to convey that trusting someone may lead to a negative outcome, that can show ones true intentions. The authors use man vs. man to show obsession. In the most dangerous game Rainsford and General Zaroff are in a hunt. Ransford is the game and the general is the hunter. This is a man vs. man conflict because two people are against each†¦show more content†¦Rainsfords’ surroundings are harsh and it is hard for him to overcome his obstacles and win again General Zaroff. â€Å"Dusk came, then darkness, and still he pressed on. The ground grew softer under his moccasins; the vegetation grew ranker, denser; insects bit him savagely.† This is showing how hard it was for Whitney to get through this jungle that General Zaroff has put on his Island. For Porphyria’s lover he has to attempt to get to her while she is alone and with out beget through to be with her. â€Å"The rain set early in tonight, The sullen wind was soon awake,... She shut the cold out and the stom,† This shows that through the setting we can see that they’re relationship is har d. It is not easy for them to be together. In the stories, the authors use man vs. society to show what conflicts there are in the world that keep people from doing what they want good or bad. In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford knows of the island he is about to be trapped on. He knows that you don’t want to be on it. Once he reaches the island he starts to think it’s not too bad, then he finds that The General is hunting humans. The General thinks this is totally ok and is upset with society for not accepting him. â€Å"‘Hunting? General Zaroff, what you speak of is murder.’ The general laughed with entire good nature. He regarded Rainsford quizzically. ‘I refuse to believe that so modern and civilized a young man as you seem to be harbors

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