Literature

Literature There are many pieces of literature that are different from one another yet, each contains some of the same language and qualities. This is the case with Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game,” Ernest Hemingway’s “The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber,” and Thomas Wolfe’s “The Child by Tiger.” Each piece is different from the next but, each share a few common themes such as irony and a personality change for the characters. In “The Most Dangerous Game,” a worldly, experienced hunter (Mr. Rainsford) winds up on another hunter’s island and becomes the hunted. This is ironic because he is usually the hunter. Being as the other hunter, General Zaroff is as experienced as he is; all of his tricks are easily discovered and leave Mr. Rainsford fighting for his life. He was previously cynical and brushed off any comments other people made about the animals feelings or thoughts. However, the personality change comes when he is being hunted and starts to realize true fear for his life like his previously hunted had felt. He then knew what it felt like to run and hide for his life. “The Short Happy Life of life, personality, irony, hunter, each, change, about, mr, macomber, different, character, wife, while, town, pieces, person, people, one, literature, hunting, hunted, however, fear, being, very, tiger, themes, shot, short, same, rainsford, previously, next, never, man