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Drew Mestel 9/26/07 Ruby


 * Conflict Of " The Most Dangerous Game"**

The short story "The Most Dangerous Game" has a lot of conflict that the main character Rainsford has to endure. He was expecting

to have a great time with his friend. He was definetly all wrong. Just falling off a yaht was enough to shake him up, but Rainsford's

problems were just beginning.

The first conflict of man is person vs. nature. This conflict means that the person faces problems with aspects of nature such as

weather and other forms of the elements. An example of this is when Rainsford struggles to regain his balance after retrieving his dropped

pipe and plunged into the Carribean. He then swims to the closest land which he knows is where the gunshot came from. This is person

vs. nature, because Rainsford has to fight the nature's sea to live.

The second conflict of man is person vs. person. This conflict means a person is in conflict with another being. An example of this in this

short story is Rainford's troubles with General Zaroff and his so called hunting. This example is person vs. nature, because Rainsford is at

conflict with another human.

The third conflict of man is person vs. technology. This conflict means that the person faces problems with an inanimate object. An

example of this in "The Most Dangerous Game" is when Rainsford falls off the yacht and first the yacht's wake thrusts him back as he

tries to catch it to continue his journey, but the ship is to fast and to far away for his friend in peril.

This story definitely has many diverse forms of conflict. The reader should pick up on this material. If the reader looks deeper into the material of "The Most Dangerous Game" he or she may be able to find even more conflict or even a different type of conflict. Is there person vs. self in this short story?