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1、“TheMostDangerousGame”byRichardConnellMr.MichaelAucielloEnglishIRaritanHighSchoolRichardEdwardConnell,Jr.(1883-1949)Soldier,adventurerandfreelancejournalistRichardConnellandhiswonderfulmoustacheweretheauthorsofmanyarippingyarn.Inthe1920shewasonethemostfamousAmericanshortstorywritersofthetime.Th

2、esedaysheisbestknownforthegrippingsagathatis'TheMostDangerousGame'.AbouttheShortStory"TheMostDangerousGame,"anadventuretalethatpitstwonotorioushuntersagainstoneanotherinalife-and-deathcompetition,isthestoryforwhichRichardConnellisbestremembered.Firstpublishedin1924,thestoryhasbeenfrequentlyanthol

3、ogizedasaclassicexampleofasuspensefulnarrativeloadedwithaction.Connell'sstoryraisesquestionsaboutthenatureofviolenceandcrueltyandtheethicsofhuntingforsport.AbouttheShortStory"TheMostDangerousGame"gainedfavorablerecognitionuponitsinitialpublicationin1924,winningtheprestigiousO.HenryMemorialAwardfo

4、rshortfiction.Itspopularitywasfurtherestablishedwhenthefirstfilmversionofthestorywasproducedin1932.AlternatelyknownasTheMostDangerousGameandTheHoundsofZaroff,thefilmtamperednotablywithConnell'splot,particularlyintheintroductionofafemalecharacter.Thestory'stheme,thatofthehunterbecomingthehunted,ha

5、sbecomeapopularoneinotherbooksandfilmssinceConnell'sversionappeared.TypeofWorkandYearofPublication“TheMostDangerousGame”isashortstoryofadventureandsuspensethatconveysaseriousmessage.ItwaspublishedinCollier’smagazineonJanuary19,1924.ItwonRichardConnellhissecondO.HenryAwardforshortfiction.SettingTh

6、eactiontakesplaceaftertheFirstWorldWar.ThestoryopensintheCaribbeanonaBrazil-boundyachtandcontinuesonamysteriousCaribbeanisland.InitialSettingCaribbeanSea,thenShipTrapIslandThereputationoftheislandhasbeenbuilt.“Sailorshaveacuriousdreadoftheplace.”AccordingtoCaptainNielsen:“Thisplacehasanevilname

7、amongsea-faringmen.”TheMostDangerousMapsFormatforthePlotDiagramExposition--introducesthecharacters,backgroundandsettingConflict--strugglebetweenopposingforcesRisingAction--threestatementsthatsummarizethestoryClimax--po